Arne Slot has had a brilliant start as Liverpool’s manager, with the team leading the table by two points and holding a game in hand over their rivals.
Second-placed Chelsea could overtake Liverpool with a win against Everton on Sunday, while Liverpool faces Spurs later that evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. ..Continue Reading
Last season’s runners-up, Arsenal, and this season’s surprise contender, Nottingham Forest, are currently third and fourth respectively, while Manchester City, defending their fourth consecutive title, have had a poor start.
With only one win in seven Premier League games, Pep Guardiola’s team is struggling in fifth place, eager to bounce back by defeating Aston Villa this weekend.
In August, Neville had predicted Arsenal would end their 21-year wait for the Premier League title, with Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea completing the top four.
However, in the latest episode of The Overlap US’ It’s Called Soccer, the former England right-back shared his revised top-four prediction, which no longer includes the Red Devils, who are currently 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.
‘They’ve got a decent run of fixtures over Christmas, I think they’ll get within a couple of points, a few points, and I think they will hit their form in the new year and I do think they will win the league this season.
‘Top four… I’ve not got full faith in Tottenham, Aston Villa and, to be fair, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and all the other teams that are in and around it.
‘I think it will be City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal at this moment in time. It’s the first time I haven’t said United will be in the top four, I think, in about 15 years!’
Turning his attention to the other end of the table, Neville predicted that those clubs currently in the drop zone would be relegated down to the Championship at the end of the campaign.
‘Relegation… Southampton, definitely, I think Ipswich will go and I’m going to say Wolves,’ the eight-time Premier League winner added.
‘I watched Wolves against Liverpool and, to be fair, Liverpool weren’t great in the game at all but they didn’t have to be and Wolves were absolutely awful and I thought, “Oh no!”.
‘So I think Wolves are probably gonna go, unless they can do something in the January transfer window.’
After revealing his predictions, Neville’s long-time partner in crime, Jamie Carragher, gave verdict on his forecast for the season ahead.
‘I’ll go for Liverpool [to finish as champions] and Chelsea second because they’ve got no Europe,’ the former Liverpool defender explained.
‘So I’ll go with Chelsea, I’ll go with Arsenal and I’ll go with Manchester City.’
When pushed for his prediction at the wrong end of the division, Carragher added: ‘I’m going to go with the three teams who came up [Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester].’
