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With the current performance of Manchester City now if they mange to enter the premier League first position I'm confident that they will surely win the league because ever since Kevin de Bruyne return from the injury Manchester City had been very consistent in performance.

It is not only because of the return of KDB, City usually get stronger when the season is approaching the run-in period and that's what is happening now and it is scary for the rest of the league. With Haaland, Stones and Akanji all set to return soon, City would soon be able to boast of a complete squad and they'll be ready to defend their crown.

Having said that, let us not forget about Liverpool who are going about their business without any noise or fuss, too many people didn't consider Liverpool at the start of the season, but now they are taking them serious and IMO if City don't win the league, Liverpool will.

I think it will be quite difficult for Manchester City despite the return of De Bryne for them.Liverpool is in the most outstanding position and they have a really solid team performance which is different compared to the other teams who rely more on individual skills like Manchester City and Tottenham for example.That is not enough to win you titles,of course Manchester City has won the title several times coming from behind but not because of their merit rather because of other teams losing points against teams in the bottom of the standings,I doubt Liverpool will be doing the same as they are not Arsenal.

De Bruyne returned to the Man City lineup and all clubs were worried, which is understandable because in the match against Newcastle yesterday, the Belgian player proved it once again. Just waiting for Halaand to be in Pep Guardiola starting XI, then City will be ready to return to the race in their ambition to defend the trophy and win it again. A worry that has temporarily subsided, City bargaining chip will now increase with each game, but praise often leaves many clubs complacent on many occasions. Pep ambition to continue dominating the EPL this season feels more difficult, where he has to maintain the players motivation to remain hungry for the championship trophy after last season great success.

The competition for the top four in the standings and the battle for the top position is temporarily in Liverpool control, Man City is a tough competitor and will continue to press from second position. Jurgen Klopp and his squad have slightly better statistics and Pep, only loses in terms of goal productivity with City, but in terms of the number of goals conceded, the Reds are the team that has experienced the fewest, their defense line is quite good at the moment. However, in the next few matches Liverpool will have tough matches, after facing Bournemouth, Chelsea and Arsenal they will test the consistency of Klopp fleet. I think that's the best chance for Man City to return to the top of the standings, even though we know it won't be easy.

It is possible that Liverpool and Man City will stumble, so that Aston Villa, which is often overlooked in the competition, takes over the top of the standings. We can see that the number of points scored by Unai Emery fleet is the same as City, so even though City and Liverpool have the opportunity to form the axis of competition at the end of the season, ignoring Aston Villa just like that would be a mistake. Regarding Arsenal, I think they are still very difficult to predict, the performance of Arteta men is very erratic, sometimes I think that betting on their victory is very risky. But despite all that, I'm sure Arsenal will improve themselves so as not to repeat mistakes like last season, the Gunners are still on track to hunt for trophies.