Football analyst Gary Neville has pinpointed Liverpool as the only side he thinks possesses the potential to stop Arsenal from concluding their over-two-decades-long drought in claiming the Premier League championship, although he admits it would demand a small-scale wonder.
The North London outfit has maintained their extraordinary opening to the current season, achieving their ninth consecutive success across every tournament through an easy 2-0 success against Burnley this past Saturday. Such a victory stretched their advantage atop the standings to seven points, reinforcing Arsenal’s position as the strong frontrunners to claim their inaugural elite-division crown since 2004.
In the meantime, Liverpool succeeded in breaking a streak of four straight domestic losses by defeating Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday. Such an outcome delivered an essential confidence-enhancing success for their head coach, Arne Slot, in preparation for a demanding sequence of upcoming matches.
Even with the evident challenges the current Premier League title holders have encountered during this term, Neville maintains that they continue to pose the greatest danger to Arsenal’s apparently smooth progression toward the championship.
“So who’s going to take it off them? Arsenal would have to beat themselves not to win it,” Neville was quoted by Teamtalk.
He further stated that he lacks faith in Manchester City rebounding to their earlier commanding form to properly contest Arsenal, reasoning that although Pep Guardiola qualifies as a mastermind, he presently lacks the squad performing at the necessary standard.
Neville finished by saying: “Liverpool are the only team but they would have to get back on track very quickly.”
That turnaround might have begun via the success against Villa, yet the Merseyside club continues as a squad exhibiting obvious vulnerabilities in defense. This presents a stark difference from the table toppers, as the Arsenal squad illustrated by maintaining their seventh straight shutout versus Burnley.
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