Defending Premier League champions come in at 1/1 with the bookmakers to be top of the table come Christmas Day having won the Premier League title by 12 points ahead of city rivals Manchester United.
Pep Guardiola’s side were last top at Christmas in the 2017/18 season when they flew away from the rest of the pack and won the league title with 100 points via Gabriel Jesus’ late winner at Southampton on the final day of the season. The Spaniard’s side showed last season with a 19-game unbeaten run (18 wins) between their 2-0 loss at Spurs in late November till they were beaten 2-0 at home by United in early March that if they can find the consistent rhythm then they could be borderline unstoppable to any challengers of their crown unless another side steps up significantly.
At the start of the 2017/18 season when the Citizens were last top at Christmas, they managed to go unbeaten for their opening 22 matches in the league, only dropping points to the likes of Everton and Crystal Palace in 1-1 and 0-0 draws, whilst beating the likes of Liverpool 5-0, Spurs 4-1, Chelsea 1-0 and United 2-1.