Manchester City's debacle has caught everyone on the back foot. Well, not everyone...

The scale of the crisis was difficult to foresee:they have nine defeats and two draws in their last 12 games.However, Michael Owensaw 'cracks' in the 'sky blue' project... before the season began. Specifically, on August 16.

"Manchester City will struggle to finish in the top four this season," predicted the former Real Madrid and Liverpool player. A premonition that has gone viral after Owen retweeted it by adding a 'playful' face.

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— Michael Owen (@themichaelowen) December 21, 2024

"Arsenal and Manchester City will be pretty much in everyone's top four predictions," the former footballer told Football365.

"I think this year City could stumble"

"I'm going to go for Arsenal first, Liverpool second, Aston Villa third and Manchester City fourth," Owen continuedbefore explaining his prediction in detail.

I'm going to go for Arsenal first, Liverpool second, Aston Villa third and Manchester City fourth.Michael Owen

"The title is in Manchester City's hands, but I think this year they might stumble. They have stepped up when they have needed to and last year they had an incredible run, but at some point they will fall short," said the 2001 Ballon d'Or winner.

"Plus, they've got an investigation hanging over them and Pep Guardiola is not going to be there forever," added Owen, who sees City sink to seventh place in the Premier League, 12 points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand. "This could be his last season."