Former captain Gary Neville believes new Manchester United chief executive officer Richard Arnold needs to be granted time to put his own stamp on proceedings at Old Trafford.
25.01.2022 - 14:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Gary Neville believes Liverpool and Chelsea should still have hope of catching Manchester City as he expects the title race to ‘get close’.
Despite dropping points at the weekend, City are still firmly in the driving seat to retain their Premier League crown with nine-point lead over their closest rivals.
That gap could be whittled down to six points though, with Liverpool holding a game in hand, but with City’s showing their ability to go on remarkable runs of form over the past few years, many still feel this season’s race is over.
Neville though disagrees, and expects Liverpool and Chelsea to run Pep Guardiola’s side close until the end of the campaign.
“I think Liverpool are doing really well without two of their main players [Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane],” Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.
“Things like [City’s 1-1 draw at Southampton] give a little bit of encouragement. City are a machine and you don’t expect them to make a lot of mistakes – but they could, and Liverpool and Chelsea have got to believe that.
“I’m not that disappointed in Liverpool because I think they have to be at full pelt all the time to get to City just because they haven’t got the squad that City have got.
“But I do think Chelsea have [the squad] and I expect it to get close. I don’t expect this runaway league; five weeks ago, we expected this three-horse race and we’ve almost been pushed into a feeling that City have won it.
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