How will City react to pressure?

IT’S always a dangerous game to make predictions based on November’s performances.

In 1985, for example, Ron Atkinson looked certain to end Manchester United’s long wait for a title. In 1995, Newcastle United looked nailed-on champions. In 2010, Chelsea were the same.

And, in 2011, Manchester City were seemingly going to not just win the title but smash all records along way. By the first week of December, after all, they had only dropped four points from the first 42 available and scored an average of 3.5 goals a game.