But unfortunately for them, the lost it out and that is a great lose for the club since at most, the could have manage a draw game instead of the lost game they played in this weekend as a defending champions.
Manchester City is indeed quite strong, but if Haaland has difficulty developing his game on the front lines, there is a big possibility that they will achieve unexpected results in the match they are playing.
Arsenal and Tottenham have been so consistent this season they have not tasted defeat this season. Both of them have the same statistics in their performances because they both achieved two draws. Tottenham only excelled in goal productivity so they managed to sit at the top of the rankings this week.
I wish I could fully agree with you, but as we have seen last season the decision wasn't made in the early days of the season. If Arsenal can win their games continuously and can also work out an advantage for themselves of maybe five or six points, it still doesn't mean that Arsenal will win the title in the end because they could beat Manchester City now. Arsenal has to be able to cope with any weaknesses that could occur mentally. They will be afraid again to lose it once more and then Manchester City will be there raising the pressure by winning their games. That is when Arsenal has to show resistance and also counter with winning their games. Last season they haven't lost it against Manchester City, they have lost it against themselves in the last few games.