Supercomputer predicts Man City title outcome in Liverpool FC and Arsenal scrap

Manchester City remain the favourites to win the Premier League title this season, despite currently finding themselves in the midst of an underwhelming run of form.

Wednesday night's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park stretched the Blues' winless run in the Premier League to four matches, making it their longest run without a three-point haul in the Premier League since April 2017. Leon Bailey scored the only goal of the game to end City's sequence of three successive draws, but not in a way that manager Pep Guardiola would have hoped for.

With Arsenal and Liverpool both recording midweek victories and capitalising on City's setback in the Midlands, the Blues are now fourth in the table, six points and four points behind their main title rivals respectively. They could be as many as nine points behind Arsenal by the time they kick-off against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Sunday afternoon.

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Despite their current struggles, it would be foolish to dismiss City's chances of retaining their Premier League crown and winning their fourth title in succession. If any team is capable of stringing together a long winning run, it is them.

And according to statistical data specialists Opta, City, despite currently occupying fourth in the table, remain the favourites to retain their crown, with Opta's data giving them 44.7 per cent chance of winning the title. Arsenal, who are currently two points clear of Liverpool at the top, have, by contrast, a 26.4 per chance of finishing top of the pile.

City's chances of finishing second are also higher