Overall City can get the tittle again I agree with you. City still be EPL title favourites, the previous season City could win the title with a good record one point from Liverpool, the slight difference is like dejavu 2018-2019 in 2021-2022 we can see the same club sitting in the same position from top six to top one. I don't doubt City in the Premier League, they are still the biggest threat to a club in the top four.
No doubt Man City are the favourites. They are the best team of the EPL at the moment. Haaland's arrival supported them very well for the EPL champions. But you have to know at the moment Arsenal are also in very good shape. One loss in 14 games is a pretty good record. The 5-point gap makes them quite breathable from Man City's chase. So I believe these 2 teams will be strong candidates for the championship this season. Who can perform well and survive with the best game then they will be champions.
Even though it's five points behind, I don't think it's something hard for Manchester City. The Citizen has everything to surpass Arsenal. Pep Guardiola really understands what he has to do to give Manchester City the Premier League title again. Maybe to achieve his target, Guardiola will add some new ammunition in the upcoming transfer window to add strength to navigate the second half of the season.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are currently having problems with the injury of its flagship player Gabriel Jesus. This is of course very worrying, because this will greatly impact the performance of the Gunners.