“Arsenal will struggle to finish in the top 4”- Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Arsenal will struggle in the PL next season and Man United and Man City will finish above Mikel Arteta’s team despite making huge signings this summer because….
Gary Neville makes Manchester United and Arsenal prediction for new Premier League season
Gary Neville believes Arsenal’s second place finish is ‘up for grabs’ this season and predicts Manchester United could leapfrog them in the Premier League table
The Gunners mounted a serious challenge under Mikel Arteta last season but fell away in the final weeks with Manchester City going onto clinch their third successive title.
United secured a third place finish having also won the Carabao Cup in Erik ten Hag’s first season in charge, with Newcastle United securing the final Champions League place.
United have since added two players to their squad in Mason Mount and Andre Onana with a deal agreed to sign Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund.
‘Sitting here today, it’s difficult to say yes,’ Neville told FourFourTwo when asked if anyone can overtake City.
‘It’s all dependent on the budget,’ Neville continued on United’s prospects.
‘Under the owners the club has had, I think they’ll probably still finish in the top four, but I don’t think they’ll improve on it.
‘If they got new owners and had £250m or £300m to spend, they’ve got a chance of going up to second. I do think they’ve got a chance of taking that spot off Arsenal – that’s up for grabs – but they’d have to spend well.’
Jamie Carragher meanwhile has backed Liverpool to reclaim a top four spot after missing out and settling for fifth last season.
‘I think Liverpool will be in the top four,’ he said. They signed Alexis Mac Allister early on. They were awful last season and were still in with a shout of the top four with two or three games to go, which I couldn’t believe, considering how poor they’d been in the middle of the season.
