Arsenal is the only team that can compete with Manchester city as it stand, they have got the right player to give Manchester city a tough competition next season. last season they bottled the league because they got no good squad to rotate, every weekend it was just set of first eleven and they got some injuries issues too. But now they have a good bench to rotate and rest some players.
Yes, if you reflect on their recent performance in the Premier League, only Arsenal can provide competition and threat to Manchester City, even though in the end the Gunners failed to win a trophy. Manchester City is now back on its feet after more than a decade under the shadow of The Red Devils. Arteta lost the trophy he should have won last season, I see Arteta paying less attention to substitutes so that when one of his regular players is injured he has difficulty balancing the game by relying on substitutes who are not too important for him. Previously, the impact of the downturn had greeted him ahead of the end of the Premier League last season. It's true, the two teams are now fixing all their shortcomings, especially for Arsenal because it's certain that the Gunners don't want painful things to happen again next season.
Newcastle is another team to look out to, their appearance in the Champions league may distract them for the title race. All their focus are on good results in the champions league.
True, last season they were able to catch up by opening up opportunities to penetrate the top four of the standings, for a Champions League zone ticket. Newcastle always shows high confidence to win matches in every match and is always able to create dangerous opportunities for their opponents. Newcastle is a club that cannot be underestimated, they are sharp and I am sure that next season they will be one of the clubs to compete with Manchester City apart from Arsenal.