city are four points clear and have a superior goal difference , which equates to five , yet undoubtedly they are vulnerable .
for a team playing this poorly no run-in is easy and matches against the much-improved aston villa and even queens park rangers can no longer be viewed with certainty .
yaya toure and samir nasri among the high-profile casualties , but what if liverpool reel them in over the next six matches ? city are waiting for pep guardiola to leave bayern munich for manchester .