Neville admits he was wrong about Arsenal but still doesn’t fancy them for title
Gary Neville is still backing Manchester City to win the Premier League, but has admitted he was wrong about long-time leaders Arsenal.
The top two continue to slug it out for the title, with Man City’s impressive 4-1 win over Liverpool being followed by another Arsenal victor – this time – over Leeds United – by the same scoreline on Saturday.
The Gunners, have topped the table virtually all season, are eight points clear having played a game more. Mikel Arteta’s side still have to go to the Etihad while they face a tough trip to Liverpool next weekend.
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Sky Sports pundit Neville has been backing City to win the league throughout, expecting the less-experienced Gunners to fall away. To his surprise, that hasn’t happened and he has conceded the title race has become a 50/50 call. Neville reckons their next match at Anfield holds the key to their hopes.
“I still think City are going to do it because they’ve got that bit more experience. It’s 50/50,” said Neville ahead of the game between Champions League contenders Newcastle United and his former club Manchester United.
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“It wasn’t [50/50], my mind was certain that City were going to win the league six to eight weeks ago. I thought, by now, Arsenal would have dropped lots of points and wouldn’t be where they are now.
“But I think now it’s 50/50. I think City might just still do it. I’m not going to put everything on the Liverpool game. Our manager [Sir Alex Ferguson] used to say to us, ‘if you win at Anfield, you win the league’, if it's was this time of the year.
“Quite often, that proved to be the case. If Arsenal go to Anfield and win, I would say it’s their title. I just feel the confidence from that will be unbelievable. Anfield is a terror of a place to go. If they lose at Anfield, it becomes a really tight title race. I’m not saying they’re going to lose it [the title] if they lose at Anfield. But win at Anfield and I think they’ll win the league.”
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