With the experience Guardiola has I think Man City will remain strong for the season. They have provided strong evidence in the last season. Although today they have different players, but their quality is better. So I think the reason for the busy schedule won't make Man City bad.
Indeed, there are always many possibilities, this is because there are still quite a lot of matces. There are about twenty-four games still left for the EPL. Indeed at the moment Newcastle and Totenham are obvious threats. Their gap is very slim a one-time mistake would allow Man City to drop the rankings.
Manchester City has everything including quality to remain strong and contend for the trophy this season. Guardiola is so experienced and understands the game so well and how to win the league. The schedule for games will be tight and Manchester City also have a good squad depth to rotate available players to manage the tidius fixtures.
Right now money determines whether the team will be the best team or not, without lots of money, of course it is difficult to build a team that is truly perfect in the current era of football, now we have seen how money is the main factor for a team to be strong, like as Newcastle is currently starting to improve and it is possible that Newcastle will become a strong competitor in the Premier League, the Premier League will start next week and we will be able to enjoy the intense competition from the most competitive league later and I hope that Manchester City will be able to put strong pressure on the arsenal which is currently at the top of the standings.
Manchester City's top form and performance in the league has now become a trade mark and tradition. They have the quality to execute the job and be in the top four and I think that just explains how they have managed to dominate the league for 4 out of 5 seasons. I also don't think the busy schedules will cause a break down in performance for Manchester city after the break. 5 points gap is not so much and I won't write City off at this point even with the gap from Arsenal.