You mean City will have to wait for Arsenal to lose point so they can build up from there?. With Arteta pressure in the PL i don't see Arsenal losing points that much this season again not after Jesus recovery. As for the premier league title i think Pep should better forget about it and focus on the Champions League where the have been doing excellently well.
I don't understand why you guys seem unsure about the possibility that Arsenal may still drop few points and chance for the title. In fact I really believe Arsenal will not win all the games against Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea and that will cost them some points. If Arsenal loses 6 points from those 3 matches while Manchester City loses 3 points, then I think Manchester City will take the throne this season.
Even though Arsenal currently have 5 points more than Manchester City, that doesn't mean they will win the title. I believe Manchester City has a chance to make Arsenal regret this season, but I can't predict the future, especially in the remaining 11 games of the season.
Right now, position is unpredictable at the top between these two teams with Arsenal having three matches which can cost them this title but if they are able to have 4 or 5 points from these matches then surely things could be in their favour, and they will be able to win title after few years but all these matches which are against top teams are not easy specially Manchester City and Liverpool are in strong position at home, and they can give them below for the title but here Manchester City is also having problems so if they are also going to lose anything in coming matches then surely Arsenal could be at the top because their performance and quality is amazing and now with the arrival of Gabriel Jesus things are improved for them, and they can play aggressive game against all top teams for the title race.