Nev on title race: Liverpool, Man City nowhere near levels required
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Liverpool and Manchester City are well below the level required to win the Premier League title this season, says Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville. Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky?
To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. Treble winners, four times Premier League winners, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, Arne Slot's champions, that's just happened and so we're measuring these two clubs by the standards that they've set, but they're nowhere near that standard."This Liverpool team are nowhere near the levels of a Premier League title winning team - they need a lot of work.
"I think they'll be happy with the point [vs Newcastle], a good finish for them, and they're celebrating, but I think deep down when you're measuring yourself and the standards that Liverpool have in the last five, 10 years of winning titles, I think they'll travel home, back to Liverpool and back to Merseyside, and they'll be thinking, we've got a lot of work to do."And Man City, they're well below where they need to be. Losing Rodri is a massive blow." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Manchester City and Bournemouth Nev 'so sure' Arsenal will win Premier LeagueWith City and Liverpool lagging behind, Neville can see a situation where Chelsea could be Arsenal's closest rivals in the title race.Xabi Alonso's men get their campaign off and running on Monday Night Football at Fulham, where Neville will be joining Jamie Carragher to reveal his season predictions.Neville added: "Arsenal are going to be feeling really confident right now."It's the most sure I've ever been, and look it could be that I've got egg on my face at 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.