Despite Liverpool excellent start to the season under new manager Arne Slot, Gary Neville the former Man United player and current pundit, has written off the team’s chances of winning the Premier League title.
Neville maintained his doubts stating Liverpool wouldn’t win the title even after their 3-0 victory over Bournemouth briefly put them at the top of the standings.
Gary Neville claims Liverpool aren’t in the title race this season
Before the season started Gary Neville voiced similar reservations and said Liverpool would have difficulty finishing in the top six.
After Manchester City and Arsenal played to a thrilling 2-2 draw that left Liverpool one point ahead of City in the standings he made these remarks.
Neville isn’t convinced that Liverpool will be real title contenders despite their strong play.
Reacting to City’s draw with Arsenal alongside Jamie Carragher on the Gary Neville Podcast, Neville made a bold statement on the matter of Liverpool and their little chances,
“They won’t win the title.”
He went on say on that podcast about Liverpool’s title chances,
“Every season, yeah. I am quite often wrong as well. It gets played back during the season, it’s quite enjoyable – I am going to go Tottenham – the surprise of the season, it can be anything. Surprise: Liverpool don’t finish in the top six.”
Neville firmly declared that Liverpool won’t win the title during a conversation on the Gary Neville Podcast reiterating his prior predictions.
Even though Liverpool have shown promise under Slot, he has been critical of the team’s prospects frequently in recent years.
Neville remained steadfast in his belief that Tottenham could be the season’s biggest surprise even as Jamie Carragher jokingly pointed out his history of prescient forecasts gone wrong.
Neville’s track record of making inaccurate predictions may provide comfort to Liverpool supporters, particularly in light of his typically incorrect past remarks.
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