Gary Neville believes Arsenal and Liverpool can still surpass Manchester City in the Premier League race. He highlighted how both teams need to believe they can beat City, instead of relying on other teams.
The recent 3-1 victory for City in the Manchester derby, led by Phil Foden's superb performance, has put the reigning champions just a point behind leaders Liverpool and ahead of Arsenal in third, five points behind. However, there is still a game in hand where the deficit could be reduced with the Gunners travelling to Sheffield United on Monday.
City are aiming for an unprecedented fourth consecutive top-tier win. However,they face strong opposition from Jurgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta.
With important matches against their title competitors, Pep Guardiola's team face a crucial month. On top of this, visits to Old Trafford are remaining for the two challengers.
Neville emphasised that the results of the upcoming games between the title contenders are essential for Liverpool and Arsenal if they want to have a shot at the championship, reports The Manchester Evening News.
Neville explained after Sunday's derby: «I genuinely think that Liverpool and Arsenal have to think they are going to beat Manchester City. I think they have to think that way to create that monumental shift in belief that City have that they are going to win the league.
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»I always think when we lost titles whether it was Chelsea with [Carlo] Ancelotti or [Sylvain] Wiltord scoring at Old Trafford or [Mark] Overmars scoring at Old Trafford, the team that went on to win it
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