Ryan Giggs has questioned Manchester City's bottle in the face of pressure from Manchester United in the title battle.
Giggs, 38, warned that the team who are crowned champions at the end of the season would be the squad who best handle the burden of expectation.
"It's just down to which team handles it best.
"With the quality they've got, we knew that they were going to be right up there.
"But as well as putting all those players together, they needed to have that consistency, which you can see they've developed now because they're top of the league."He said: "I think in most people's eyes they're favourites because they're top of the league, and because of the quality they've got, and the football they played early-season.