Gary Neville has shared that ‘Arsenal are making me doubt’ in the Premier League title race, but he is still sticking with Manchester City, as he told Sky Sports.
The Manchester United legend is refusing to budge from his previous position that Pep Guardiola’s side will win the title by a margin of ’15 points’, despite their defeat to Brentford on Saturday.
Added with Arsenal securing three points at Wolves hours later, it now means that Mikel Arteta’s men have a five-point lead at the top of the table heading towards Christmas.
The student is outwitting the master, at this moment in time, with domestic football halted for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Upon Premier League football resuming, Neville thinks it will be normal service at the Etihad and they will walk away with the Premier League title.
“I said last week that I think Man City would win the title by 15 points and I am going to hang in there with that prediction,” said Neville. “Arsenal fans are killing me, at the moment. I think they are absolutely fantastic. They are the best team in the league in the first 14 games of the season by a mile.
“I was there for the very first game of the season against Crystal Palace. The first 25 minutes, it was electrifying that football between those front players and they have actually maintained that all the way through.
“They are really, really good, at the moment, Arsenal. They have got a spirit. They have got a togetherness. They have got great football – I don’t think they will win the title. I think Man City will. I do think they will get into the top four.
“I still think it will be interesting come sort of February/March with Arsenal where they end up. I still think there is an element of they still have to prove themselves. I will say it time and time again until they show me differently – I think Man City will win the league by 15 points. I genuinely think that. But Arsenal are making me doubt that and that’s a good thing because we want a title race.”
ARSENAL DESERVE MORE RESPECT
At every corner, Arsenal seem to have critics and those always questioning their every move.
As of today, they are in a Premier League title race and they can even afford to drop points during their forthcoming matches and they will still probably be top.
Results aside, what’s most impressive about the club is the performances that are being produced.
