Perhaps you are right and Man City could indeed soon take the top spot in the EPL... There was a similar situation last season when Arsenal were top of the standings and the gap was more than 10 points... At that time it was hard to believe that Man City would move them... I also think that now history may repeat itself...
History like this could indeed happen again with Manchester City, especially since currently the point gap between Manchester City and Liverpool is currently very close even though Manchester City is still one game behind Liverpool and other rivals. Now the battle for position in the top four zone is starting to look fierce, especially for three teams such as Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa. Meanwhile, it is still possible for Tottenham to join in the struggle for position in the zone even though Tottenham are still three points behind Arsenal and Aston Villa.