IT is shaping up to be a long hard winter at Manchester City. Their hopes of bringing a third straight Premier League title to the Etihad are surely over already — with Liverpool 14 points ahead of them. And boss Pep Guardiola does not believe his team are geared up to win the Champions League either. Two glittering seasons, which saw City scoop five of the six domestic trophies on offer, suddenly seem like a long time ago. And one of the greatest teams to ever grace the English top flight are showing signs of wear and tear. Their shortcomings were ruthlessly exposed by Manchester United’s lightning counter-attacks in the 2-1 derby defeat at the Etihad on Saturday.And Guardiola said it shows why their tag as favourites to lift the big European prize in May is fanciful. The former Barcelona coach said: “United have the quality to defend and the quality to attack on the counter-attack. “You have to accept that but that is the level we face against Liverpool, United, Barcelona, Madrid, Juventus.” It may amuse — or delight — fans of the Red Devils to be mentioned in such exalted company.Particularly after their defeat to Astana in Kazakhstan…