Somehow I doubt you wouldn't react the same way had the UAE group went for one of the clubs you mentioned. Those clubs are on the same level as City, honour wise and all IMO. You're saying Man City are purely lucky, just like Man Utd, Arsenal & Liverpool fans were saying about us. We were in the brink of bankcruptcy when Roman came, saved us and turned us into the club we are now. That's pure luck IMO despite our then CL spot. We could have gotten someone else and we might still be fighting for the fifth spot in the table or worse.
I'm sure the UAE group had a few choices and they chose Man City, just like when Roman chose us. So it's not an eenie meenie minie mo for them as well. You sound very certain Man City were handpicked, but you don't really know what went on, do you?