Manchester City have the deepest squad and the deepest resources in world football, and the team is performing in the manner it should be expected to, but with that being said it's important to note that Pep Guardiola has constructed yet another perfect attacking machine.
Adding Jack Grealish to the tune of 111 million euros in the summer has given the Blues even further depth in midfield, and after 18 Premier League matches this term, the defending champions look as if they will get another title.
Liverpool are having an excellent season, whilst Chelsea are clinging to the coattails of Guardiola's charges, but the reality is that they will both lose players in the coming weeks, meanwhile City's depth will minimise any such issues, despite the former Barcelona coach's laughable suggestions of an injury crisis.
The 4-3-3 lives on
City's system works within the framework of a 4-3-3 formation, with the team always working with the same principle of retaining possession of the ball.
Whilst for Guardiola this is actually a defensive ploy, as a team can't concede chances if they have possession, in turn it equates to some quite stunning attacking football.
The Blues choke the life out of their opponents through retaining possession and then minimise any such threat to their expensively assembled defence with regular tactical fouls whenever teams try to counter-attack.
It can be tiresome to watch, but for the Premier League champions it is incredibly effective, with the two full-backs being the creative fulcrum of the system.
Joao Cancelo's improvement is clear for all to see and he is a beneficiary of this Guardiola system, with the Portuguese defender being able to move into central positions and create chances for others and himself, as seen by his stunning strike against Newcastle United.
City's ability to keep the ball and pull apart opposing defences like wet tissue often means there is a spare player who is open to receive the ball, who is usually picked out by a crossfield pass from Rodri.
When City are in possession, their full-backs push so high up that the formation virtually becomes a 2-3-5, and this is partly why the tactical fouling takes such prevalence in the team's strategy.
You can't leave two central defenders on their own, you will get countered on and concede goals, so Guardiola minimises this by effectively fouling by design to avoid his two centre-halves being isolated and punished for the team's carefree attitude to defensive positioning.