- The former Man United defender has backed his claims that Arsenal will win the title
- He added that City sometimes need the loss of the league for excitement
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Gary Neville has claimed that Arsenal have enough to win the league this season and deal with the run-up after their drab start to the season.
Mikel Arteta's side are two points clear at the top of the table after beating Wolves 2-1 at home on Saturday afternoon.
Last season, after leading the Premier League for most of the season, Arsenal finally faltered in the last ten games and dropped the title.
This time, however, Neville believes their ability to get results when they haven't been at their best is more encouraging than playing well.
“What I've seen from Arsenal so far is that they haven't been at their best so far, but that gives me more confidence that they will win the league,” the former Man United defender said on television. Gary Neville podcast.
Gary Neville has claimed Arsenal can win the league this season because of their 'grit'
Despite City being 'the best team in the league', Neville claimed they were suffering from post-Treble blues
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'To be honest, I don't think the aim is to win the competition by playing good football.
'You have to enjoy yourself in periods of the season when you are not playing well and in the last ten games of last season they were unable to intervene to get results.
'What they have done in the first ten games of this season, when they were not at their best, is they have collected the most points in the league.
“Now imagine that football comes, imagine that the beauty is in it and it will be. They are more powerful and stronger and I just feel like they have a real chance this year.”
When asked what he thought of Man City this season, the year-old claimed they are experiencing 'post treble blues' and look 'bored' and 'complacent'.
“What we're seeing is what I thought we'd see: posting treble blues. You have reached football utopia and they will never reach these enchanting heights again. After that everything becomes a bit inferior.
The Sky Sports presenter also claimed something similar happened when he played for United
'That happened regularly in seasons after we (Man United) won the league and the manager always said you're bored. He came in at the end of a game, you're bored and waiting for the big games.
'There's a pattern now (for City) of not waking up and drifting through the games. I mean, conceding nine goals in four games is so different.
However, he added that if Man City decide they want to wake up, no one can challenge them for the competition because they 'have the best players and the best manager'.
He also claimed that 'sometimes you have to lose the competition to feel the excitement again'.