Gary Neville has stuck by his Premier League predictions of Manchester City winning the title, despite being second-placed behind a rampant Arsenal side.
Arsenal capitalised on defending champions Manchester City losing at Old Trafford on Saturday to further raise hope they could win the title again for the first time in 19 years.
Mikel Arteta’s side are eight points clear of City in the top-flight and are strong favourites to win the division for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Despite the vast differences between the sides, the former United captain has backed up his initial prediction of City winning the league, with United finishing second in May.
He said on Sky Sports: “Manchester City will win the league and Manchester United will finish second.”
Neville did go on to say it would be sensational if the Gunners managed to get their hands on the Premier League trophy.
He added: “I’d rather Arsenal win the league than Man City. I think it would be absolutely sensational for the Premier League.
“I think about watching the Premier League, we’ve seen City sweep up, apart from Liverpool, over the past five years. To think Arsenal could come and win it, it adds to our league, it makes our league great.
“I’d love Man Utd to win it, but I don’t think that’s going to happen this season.”
Neville then predicted City to go on a winning run that will allow them to haul Arsenal back.
He said: “The reality of it is, I think at some point Man City will hit a run. Once they do, they’ve got to play Arsenal twice. With City, is Erling Haaland not getting the service, or does he need to do more? I’ll ask that question.
“If Erling Haaland starts to kick on, if City start to purr, if the defence starts to shore up a bit more than it has done, and they need Ruben Dias back if they can, I think City will win it.”
Take a look at his comments in full below:
“Manchester City will win the league and Manchester United will finish second” 👀
Gary Neville on the title race 🔊 pic.twitter.com/YZYrj5kssT
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 15, 2023
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