Gary Neville still doesn't believe Liverpool will win Premier League as he shows true colors

Gary Neville is still backing Arsenal to win the Premier League title, despite Liverpool being in pole position at the halfway point of the season.

The Reds currently hold an eight-point lead at the top of the table as we enter 2025, having beaten West Ham 5-0 on Sunday.

Chelsea missed the chance to narrow that gap after their surprise defeat to Ipswich, while Arsenal is still yet to play this week, and can move within six points with victory over Brentford on New Year’s Day.

Arne Slot’s side is the favorite go on and claim this season’s crown, having lost just one game so far.

Nevertheless, Neville still doesn’t believe Liverpool will beat Arsenal to the title.

Neville

“Liverpool are massive favorites and they’re in great form, but there’s still a long way to go,”

“Arsenal have been through the mill last couple of years, they’ve gone to the wire, and sometimes when you win your first title, it doesn’t happen in the most expected way and things can happen.”

Neville admitted that injuries could still play a factor in the race, with Arsenal set to be without Bukayo Saka for an extended period.

The former United captain though admitted he hopes Mikel Arteta’s side will pull through for him.

Neville:

“Things are going against Arsenal in this moment in time, and they’re hanging in there, but they’re the only team that can take it off Liverpool,”

“I’m surprised about Chelsea’s defeats in the last couple of games, but I never thought they would win the title this season.

“I think Arsenal have got a resilience to them, they have got a back four that can hold it together and get through games, and I do think they’ll attack better in the next part of the season.

“I think they’ll hang in there, and if they can just get close towards the end, it could be that they can hunt Liverpool down. That’s what I’m hoping for!”