Manchester City and Manchester United are locked at the top of the Premier League table after storming starts to the Premier League season.

The pair are both unbeaten, taking 13 points from a possible 15 available, having smashed 16 goals apiece while conceding just two.

Defending champions Chelsea are hot on their heels, but the Blues, along with Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool, all dropped points at the weekend.

Will the title be heading to Manchester next May? Our reporters have their say:

Romelu Lukaku celebrates after putting Everton to the sword (
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John Cross

My biggest reasoning for City is that I backed them for the title and I can't change now! It feels like a two horse race, but I think Chelsea will be in the mix and maybe Spurs but their home form is a worry and the balance of Champions League demands has never been easy for anyone.

But I think City will edge Manchester United because they are sensational in attack from all angles. The Silva(s) supply line, De Bruyne in amazing form, Aguero and Jesus look fantastic together.

Sterling is fighting to prove his point. Defence is a worry but they score enough to smash teams.I think City but Manchester is where it's at.

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Andy Dunn

The only thing Manchester United and Manchester City have proved so far is they can win the games they should be winning.

United have yet to face a Big Six opponent while City's toughest test was made easier by Sadio Mane's dismissal.

United and City have shown they might well be more ruthless with the less well-funded teams but they are not head and shoulders above the likes of Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool.

They have made impressive starts, nothing more than that. Do not write any of the Big Six off.

Chelsea dropped points after being held to a goalless draw against Arsenal (
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Simon Bird

Two horse race? It looks that way. Can City stay fresh and slick enough to keep destroying teams?

Can United cut loose enough to match City's win potential. I'd go for Mourinho's men to win the battle.

When the season becomes a grind I'd back the Reds to come through bad patches with Championship winning results.

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Neil Moxley

It's too early to say that. After all, having won so many matches at the start of last season a lot of people were predicting that title would be heading to the Etihad.

Fortunately, Chelsea weren't paying any attention and we know how it panned out.

Having said that, to my mind there is only one realistic challenger - and that is Antonio Conte & Co.

Why? Spurs are still struggling at Wembley, one good rearguard action hasn't solved Arsenal's problems and Liverpool's defensive woes will bite them at some stage.

So, yes, it is going to take something spectacular for the tittle not to be heading north but a little too early to say it is a two-horse race just yet. Give it eight weeks though....

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Mike Walters

Better late than never, we have got the title race many people were predicting 12 months ago: Jose v Pep.

Yes, it's a two-horse race. Which one is Red Rum and which is Desert Orchid? Take your pick, but already it looks like a straight fight between United's power and City's slickers.

I was at Vicarage Road for City's surgical demolition of Watford, and there has not been a more comprehensive and articulate performance by an away side in the parish of Saint Elton for about 30 years, going back to Liverpool's holy trinity of Barnes, Aldridge and Houghton in the late 1980s.

When City are in such an irresistible mood, it's hard to see anyone stopping them, let alone a patched-up Hornets defence.

But if anyone is equipped to park the bus - and blockade the entire bus depot if necessary - it's Jose Mourinho. He has brought renewed clout to United's spine by signing Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku in the summer, and it will be fascinating to see which model cracks first: United's power or City's precision.

So it's not just a two-horse race. It's a one-city race, and all roads lead to Manchester.

Jurgen Klopp's side dropped two points at home to Burnley (
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David Maddock

Jeez, does history tell us nothing? Of course not.

Chelsea were 12th last season at the end of September and won the title, the season before City won their first 10 games and didn't end as Champions.

Pep Guardiola's side are the team to beat, naturally, but anyone who thinks there is a sure thing in the Premier League will end up very poor.

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Darren Lewis

No chance. We did all this last season when City racked up those ten wins, Chelsea were all over the place and everybody believed that Spurs were a flash in the pan.

Yes, both Manchester clubs are devastating going forward. They were excellent at the weekend and were fully deserving of the praise they are getting at the moment.

But, for goodness' sake, its September. We've had five games. It is ludicrous to write off Chelsea and Spurs, for example, when they were the teams with the most consistency last season.

It is ludicrous to suggest that the rest might as well pack up and go home when injuries, suspensions, the Champions League, the League Cup, the FA Cup, egos, tantrums, tactics, a loss of form, bad luck and any number of factors could come into play.

I still reckon it go down to the wire this season with Chelsea coming out on top. But write off the rest? No chance.

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Neil McLeman

Yes – this season's title race will be made in Manchester. The other pretenders will not be able to live with them.

Liverpool will let in too many goals, Arsenal are always a defeat away from a crisis, Tottenham won't win enough games at Wembley and Chelsea – and Antonio Conte - are not right this season.

The two Manchester derbies this season – the first at Old Trafford on December 9 and the return on April 7 – could turn out to be title deciders.

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David McDonnell

It's too early to talk about the title being a two-horse race between the Manchester clubs, although they both seem, on the evidence so far, to be the best-equipped to last the distance.

Liverpool are too vulnerable at the back as it stands, Tottenham don't look comfortable enough playing at Wembley, while Chelsea are not as formidable and convincing as they were in winning the title last season.

That leaves United and City as the teams to beat this season and may well have pulled away from the pack by the time the title race enters the straight.

But with only five points separating first from 11th in the Premier League, it's way too premature to start talking about a two-horse Manchester race for the title.

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