No, because the have the ambition and the money to win things, and they inevitably will.
There was a brief moment we were ahead of City once. We qualified for the CL in 2010, they didn't.
Then that summer they went out and bought Silva, Aguero, and a bunch of other stars regardless.
Haven't looked back since.
The reason we get battered by the media about the lack of trophies is because they know that won't change as long as ENIC is here - it's safe to bet against Spurs, we're a middling and utterly harmless club.
The reason no one dares to do it against Saudi Sportswashing Machine is because they *will* win trophies very soon - it is unsafe to bet against them, they are a powerful club with a lot of money (bloody or otherwise) and desires to win the lot.