1/3 of all games played and it seems Arsenal, Man. City and Liverpool are very close not only on where they are at the table, but also regarding performances throughout the 13 games.
Do you think this will be a tight race all the way to May?
If not which team do you expect to fall out of the title race and why?
(fair to say Villa and Spurs are also up there but IMO both lack squad depth and cannot see them as title challengers come May)
It’s very hard and would take some convincing to say anything but City will win the league. As much as I’d love us to win it and think it is of course possible, City just know what it takes to get over the line. Even if they play badly they have players that can change the course of a match with one moment of brilliance.
Arsenal and Liverpool will need January additions to remain in the title race all the way to Matchday 38. Liverpool need a CDM and we need someone to convert chances consistently. We have weaknesses which cost us games where we can go multiple games without picking up a win, and City have shown again and again they can go on a streak of 15-20 matches winning every game. It will take a lot from Arsenal or Liverpool to overthrow City, and a bit of luck as well.
I’d argue we have more problems creating chances consistently, we do need a centre forward but I think we need a roaming playmaker more.
For Liverpool I think it boils down to:
a) What happens when teams adjust and they start getting the Man City treatment regularly as we (Arsenal) are having to deal with now.
b) How important is the Europa league? At what point does it become disadvantageous?