Gary Neville changes Premier League top-four prediction and names his title favourites
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Gary Neville has changed his initial top-four prediction for the Premier League season, joking that it is the ‘first time in about 15 years’ that he has had to remove his beloved Manchester United. Arne Slot has enjoyed an outstanding start to his reign as Liverpool manager, with the Merseyside giants sitting two points clear, with a game in hand over their title rivals, at the top of the table.
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But second-placed Chelsea could leapfrog Liverpool with victory over Everton on Sunday, with the Reds facing Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium later that evening. Last year’s runners-up, Arsenal, and this season’s surprise package, Nottingham Forest, sit third and fourth respectively, while Manchester City have endured a wretched start in defence of their fourth straight title last term.
Having managed just one win in seven in the top flight, Pep Guardiola’s champions are languishing down in fifth and will be desperate to return to propel themselves back towards the summit by beating Aston Villa this weekend. In August, Neville predicted that Arsenal would go on to end their 21-year wait for the Premier League title, while backing Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea to make up the rest of the top four – in that order.
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But on the latest episode of The Overlap US’ It’s Called Soccer, the ex-England right-back delivered his updated top-four prediction – and there was no longer a place for the Red Devils, who sit 13th after 16 games. ‘I’m going to go with Arsenal [to win the title] on the basis that I think they’ll hit their form,’ Neville said.
