Neville names why Liverpool are Man City’s main title challengers

Oli Fisher

Gary Neville believes that Liverpool will provide the greatest title challenge to Manchester City this season.

Liverpool sit top of the Premier League table after one game, having thrashed West Ham 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday to start their campaign.

City won the league by 19 points last season, but Neville thinks that Pep Guardiola’s side will be looking over their shoulders a bit more this time.

He said on the Gary Neville Podcast: “I think Liverpool are the side [City] will feel threatened by directly. Certainly in terms of the style of play, Liverpool have certainly got the measure of Manchester City. You can see that.

“City like to push up the pitch, the centre-backs play high and even push in when they’re attacking. The likes of Mane, Salah, Firmino, if you leave space in-behind, they just cut right through you.

“I think directly there is a threat, and I think indirectly in terms of the bigger picture in the league, certainly with the signings they have made, the good feeling of getting into a Champions League final and finishing in the top four consecutive seasons is something where City will feel a threat.

“People are not feeling that way about Manchester United or Tottenham or Chelsea at this moment in time, because of what has happened in pre-season. So those teams will have work their way into City’s thoughts.

“But there does seem to be a definite threat from Liverpool at this moment in time, but Liverpool will have to prove that.”

 

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