Gary Neville claims the 'pressure is on Arsenal' after Man City's crisis continues

The Premier League champions are successful a authorities of disarray, having mislaid 5 consecutive matches. Pep Guardiola’s broadside were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham connected Saturday, with the City brag admitting his broadside are “fragile” defensively.

This is an unprecedented tally of mediocre signifier for Guardiola and leaves City mode disconnected the gait successful the Premier League rubric race. Liverpool lead the mode by 8 points and could summation that to 11 should they bushed the champions astatine Anfield adjacent weekend.

The Gunners, meanwhile, are present lone a constituent down City, albeit way Liverpool by immoderate region too. Still, Mikel Arteta’s broadside ended their four-game tally without a triumph by beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 connected Saturday.

While Liverpool look favourites for the title, Neville argues that the information Arne Slot’s broadside were considered comparative outsiders earlier a shot was kicked this play gives them thing of a free-hit.

Arsenal, of course, person tally City suffer successful the rubric contention implicit the past 2 seasons having emerged arsenic a genuine contender – mostly successful the spot of Liverpool.

Neville believes the northbound London broadside volition beryllium bitterly disappointed if they cannot beryllium the broadside who capitalise connected a perchance fallow twelvemonth for City.

“This feels different,” helium said of City’s mediocre run.

“This feels similar if you’re Arsenal, if you’re Liverpool – who I deliberation are the 2 genuine teams that tin triumph the rubric different than Manchester City – you indispensable not get carried distant but consciousness ‘hang connected a minute, there’s nary excuses present now’.

“I’m looking much astatine Arsenal with that statement, really. I deliberation anyone astatine the commencement of the play who would person said Arne Slot would travel successful and bash what he’s done, I would person thought ‘No, that’s not rather going to happen.’

“This was Arsenal’s play if it wasn’t going to beryllium City’s. So I deliberation the unit is truly connected Arsenal present to measurement up and spell for it. They’ve had a bully commencement with the 3-0 [win implicit Forest].”