5) They’ve done it before
Five points won’t seem like a huge gap for City to bridge after their amazing comeback from eight points behind back in 2011/12. City also faced real adversity last season as Liverpool’s amazing end-of-season form threatened to see them take the title, but they held their nerve and have that know-how of champions that some of this current Chelsea side won’t have, having changed much of their personnel since their last title win in 2009/10.