I see four possible reasons:In my opinion, it's obvious. It's all about DeBruyne's absence, the whole game was built around him, and City simply don't have a replacement for a playmaker of that caliber, and when he dropped out, the mechanism fell apart.
* Rodri. De Bruyne was injured for certain part of the season last campaign aswell and it didnt even affect themIn my opinion, it's obvious. It's all about DeBruyne's absence, the whole game was built around him, and City simply don't have a replacement for a playmaker of that caliber, and when he dropped out, the mechanism fell apart.