Neville argued that City are likely to win 8 out of the remaining ten games and that Arsenal have to establish a good lead to pip them to the title
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has said Arsenal must defeat Man City at the Etihad on Sunday to stand a chance of lifting the English Premier League (EPL) trophy this season.
The North London club go into the highly consequential encounter top of the table with 10 fixtures left.
Last season, Mikel Arteta’s men came close to winning the league after leading the table for 248 days, but fell away in the business end of the campaign.
However, speaking ahead of the game between Arsenal and City on Sunday on the ‘Overlap’, Neville feels the Gunners must beat the Citizens to get the job done this time around.
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He went on to say, Man City are likely to win eight out of the remaining 10 EPL games and Arsenal will have to establish a good lead to pip the champions to the title.
He said: “With the run-in, I think [Arsenal] have to win on Sunday,” Neville said on The Overlap.
“You always have to imagine that City are going to be perfect.
“Unfortunately, we’re at the point in the season where they could win eight games on the bounce. I don’t think Arsenal will.
“But that’s why I think [Sunday is] so important. City would be disappointed with a draw but I think to damage them, and to give you the full belief, I think you need to win.”
