When we look at the remaining matches of Arsenal and Manchester City I think Arsenal have a bigger problem. Because Manchester City are going to play their toughest matches home. But it isn't the case for Arsenal. They have three away matches against Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle. They have a home match against Chelsea as well but I guess they would win that easier compared to the other ones.
Liverpool can be a very unpredictable team despite their bad form. Their unbelievable win over Manchester United is still fresh in minds. Manchester City are the biggest challenge on this road to the title of course. They couldn't beat them in Emirates so I wonder what will happen in Etihad. They couldn't beat Newcastle home as well. But maybe this time they would play better and get a close win at least.
Man City is also not in the best of form in the league this season recall they managed a narrow win over Crystal Palace in weekend thus we can't compare there present squad to that of last season, they will struggle in many of their subsequent matches, personally I think Arsenal is bit more consistent this season, they defeated Fulham at home who usually gave a lot of problems to top teams at Craven Cottage, Newcastle can't pose any threat to Arsenal and obviously Man City is the only top team who will continue to mount pressure on them and once they drop points Arsenal will capitalize on it to extend there lead on the table.
I agree with you. Manchester City is not in their best form. Their squad is strong. However, their performance is somewhat erratic. And so they are not able to occupy the top spot in the points table. Manchester City is 5 points behind Arsenal. However, Manchester City is still trying to win the Premier League title.
Manchester City coach Guardiola is very experienced. And so Manchester City still has the chance to win the Champions League and Premier League titles. However, it will be very difficult for Manchester City to maintain a good performance in each match consistently at both venues.