Gary Neville makes Arsenal and Chelsea title claim after Liverpool draw with Newcastle

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Man Utd legend and ex-England defender Gary Neville (Picture: Getty) Gary Neville has ‘never been so sure’ Arsenal will retain the Premier League trophy and says Chelsea could be their biggest rivals as neither Manchester City or Liverpool look like title-winning teams. Man City and Liverpool, who could be two of Arsenal’s biggest rivals for the title, were both in action on Sunday, with Enzo Maresca’s team coming from behind to beat Bournemouth and Andoni Iraola’s side scoring a last-minute equaliser at Newcastle United.

Arsenal brushed aside Coventry City (Picture: Getty) Neville cannot see Liverpool mounting a title challenge after their opening draw with Newcastle and says there are also ‘lots of questions’ over Man City in their first season without Pep Guardiola. It’s the most sure I’ve ever been – and look, I could have egg on my face come the end of the season – but it’s the most sure I’ve ever been after game one that we’re going to see a team be Premier League champions. ‘I think Chelsea will finish second because of the squad and the lack of European competition and they’ve got a great manager. ‘I do think Chelsea have a great chance to push Arsenal this year and finish second.’ Liverpool avoided defeat at Newcastle United (Picture: Getty) On Manchester City’s opening win over Bournemouth, Neville added: ‘They deserved to win the game if you look at some of the chances they missed. ‘I thought they were really bright early on but the shock for me was the formation with Nico O’Reilly at left-back and Marc Guehi in midfield.

We’re measuring Man City and Liverpool by he standards they’ve previously set and they’re nowhere near those standards. ‘You can’t say Liverpool didn’t deserve a point out of the game because they created a lot of chances. ‘I think Liverpool will be happy with the point and the way the game ended but deep down, when you’re measuring yourself against the teams they’ve had recently that have won titles, I think they’ll be thinking “we’ve got a lot of work to do”. Their midfielders aren’t really holding players, quite often they empty the midfield by running forward, so I think that’s a real problem for the balance for Liverpool. ‘The other big thing for Liverpool is they’ve got Isak and Wirtz who are going to have to start playing soon.