All the teams currently in the top 5 rankings look very strong. And they are by far the most consistent of any team. And yes, there is no doubt that they will be the ones fighting for the title this season. But for me, the ones with the best chance of fighting for the title will still be the same as the previous season, namely Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal. Because in the end these 3 teams managed to become the most competitive teams until the end of last season. Man City became champions again last season. but I'm not sure about this season even though Haaland looks to be more productive at the moment. But Chelsea and Aston Villa are also fighting well and it is possible that these two teams will surprise everyone by continuing to get positive results throughout this season.
Manchester city is still everyone’s favorite to win the league but I think the injury to both De Bruyne and Rodri seems to be affecting them and the odds for them to do a fifth in a row is actually getting thin. Against Fulham they actually were very lucky to win if not for Adama miss chances. My favourite to win aside them now is the Gunners I think a third time luck will shine on then if you ask me. Defensively Arsenal are the best team in the league and That’s what wins you the league. As for Liverpool I still have an iota of doubt as they haven’t face any challenge yet and I want to see their reaction against a big team before I judge them
Now I think both Chelsea and Aston Villa are just a little bit not up their yet and even Chelsea Enzo Maresca knows this but both teams are definitely in good form that I see them playing in the next season champions league, for now this table is just tight and no too clear predictions will be made or accurate but when we get to half of the season as in the winter we will know the pretenders and the contenders
You are right. Towards the middle of the season things will start to look clearer. namely between which team is truly the favorite and which team is just lucky at the start and starts to get worse towards the middle of the season. So we really have to be patient before making a more accurate assessment until the middle of the season. And Arsenal is still one of the strongest teams defensively. but unfortunately they are not as productive as Man City in scoring goals.
And about Liverpool I think you are right. We still cannot make a more definite assessment of this team before this team actually faces other strong teams. Liverpool has faced Man Utd this season but we know that Man Utd this season is in quite poor condition. So it still cannot be considered a strong team on par with Liverpool, Arsenal or Man City. It looks like we have to wait until Liverpool gets a stronger opponent than their previous opponents.