Manchester City is a classic contender for the title and only mistakes from the other teams that allow it to stay the first. Several times Manchester City was running behind other teams like Arsenal but at the end they jump in the first place and win the title.
As long as Man City can continue to consistently win, or at least only draw from their strong rivals, yes City's chance to defend the EPL title for the umpteenth time remains big. Moreover, they are still with the same squad, the same coach, and the strength that may be even greater and consistent because they learned from last season's experience. The biggest challenge and they are targeting is to win the UCL, because last season it was taken over by their fierce rival, Real Madrid.
At the end of last season I thought that this season Arsenal would be the champions of the Premier League and stop Manchester City's dominance. But after I saw Manchester City's performance at the start of this season, I think Manchester City will remain the favorites to win the title this season. Moreover, Ilkay Gundogan has now also returned to this team. What makes this team will not be short of attacking midfielders this season. And the former Manchester City captain will clearly add to the strength of the Manchester City squad to become even stronger. And maybe Manchester City will try to win the UCL title again this season. Because even then Manchester City managed to win the UCL title for the first time when Gundogan was captain of this team.