The Blues were top of the Premier League table by a point after nine games and unbeaten in all competitions after a start that exceeded their manager's expectations.
However, an injury crisis has torpedoed their campaign with four straight league defeats meaning they will kick off at home to Nottingham Forest tonight in fifth place.
City's sharp decline has raised questions not just about the team's chances of more silverware this season but whether the squad and club are reaching the end of their golden era of dominant success.
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Pep admits target now is to qualify
CITY are in a battle to salvage their Champions League knockout qualification hopes after defeat at Juventus, Pep Guardiola admits.
Bru bet! City in for Toon man
CITY could be handed the perfect opportunity to bring in a replacement for the injured Rodri in the January transfer window with Newcastle 'braced' for a bid for Bruno Guimaraes.
City 'leaders' running out o ideas as side looks all out of confidence
THE ball had barely hit the back of the net before Ruben Dias was looking for someone to blame.
Pep is 'feeling it' admits Dias, as City struggle to regain title form
RUBEN Dias admits Pep Guardiola is 'feeling the angst surrounding City's current form, but insists his manager has not changed his demeanour and that everyone at the club is on the same page.
Players backing rotation game as boss mixes it up
THE majority of United players are in favour of Ruben Amorim's rotation policy - despite murmurs of discontent from a minority of the squad.
'We have to focus on what we have, we have to focus on the academy'
RUBEN Amorim admits he is still deciding which players will be in his long-term plans at United.
'Fergie couldn't win league with this lot!'
GARY Lineker believes it is imperative that Sir Jim Ratcliffe ensures he gets recruitment right at United, suggesting that even Sir Alex Ferguson could not win the title with the current squad.
Amorim keeps a watching brief as a virtually fully-fit squad take training
RUBEN Amorim watched on at Carrington as an almost fully fit United squad trained ahead of tonight's Europa League clash with Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen.
Home comforts for Oosthuizen
GOLF Louis Oosthuizen feels his short game will again be key as he looks to mount a successful defence of the Alfred Dunhill Championship back on home soil in Leopard Creek, South Africa.
2034 World Cup to be held in Saudi
SAUDI Arabia has been confirmed as hosts of the 2034 men's World Cup.
