Gary Neville has changed his Premier League title race prediction just six games into the new season.
Last month, following an intriguing opening weekend of campaign, Neville ruled three teams - Chelsea, Newcastle and Aston Villa out of the title race - claiming Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City would battle it out.
This was after Liverpool kicked off the defence of their title with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, while Arsenal and Man City recorded away wins over Manchester United and Wolves respectively.
“Between Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City, all of them have got cases to win the Premier League,” Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.
“All equal cases as well, I don’t think you can look at any of the three and think they’re definitely above the others.”
“All three of those teams have got genuine cases. Liverpool may be slight favourites but I don’t think any club will be completely confident to win the league even though they all have a great chance.
“It’s really close I think.”
Now, following a weekend where Liverpool lost their first game of the season and Arsenal capitalised with a 2-1 win over Newcastle to move within two points of the leaders, Neville believes only two teams can win the title this season.
Neville said: “Mikel Arteta has got a brilliant squad. He’s got a brilliant squad, I think he’s got the best squad in the league and maybe the best team in the league and I say that quietly because Liverpool are excellent.
“There’s only two teams who can win this league – Liverpool and Arsenal – I don’t think anyone else can.”
City have recovered since losing back-to-back games against Tottenham and Brighton before the international break, putting together a five-game unbeaten run across all competitions.
Pep Guardiola’s side recorded a 5-1 win over Burnley at the weekend to close the gap on Liverpool to five points.
