On a dramatic Super Sunday where Arsenal and Liverpool’s title challenges were significantly dented, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville says the Gunners must show what they are made of against Bayern Munich - and feels Jurgen Klopp’s side have "overachieved" this season.
Manchester City ultimately proved the big winners on Sunday after Liverpool were beaten 1-0 at home by Crystal Palace before Aston Villa scored twice in the second half to win 2-0 at Arsenal.
City are two points clear of both their title rivals at the summit, and Neville admits it now looks "ominous" for Arsenal and Liverpool with six Premier League games left to go this season.
"It was a really bad day (for Arsenal and Liverpool)," Neville said on the Gary Neville Podcast.
"It can happen, you can lose football matches, but you're up against perfection. And when Liverpool had City at Anfield, and when Arsenal I felt had City at a potential weak point in that game at the Etihad, I just feel they needed to win to move the mountain, because you can always lose a game.
"I'm really surprised by Liverpool at home to Palace, I'm really surprised, although they have had a difficult week. The game for Arsenal was a lot more difficult and they played with a really good performance level in the first half.
"But it feels a little ominous, it feels a little inevitable that the Manchester City, Pep Guardiola machine rises to the top with a few games left. They are going to be very, very difficult to stop - that's an understatement.
"It's a painful one for Arsenal. I don't know how they recover. It's a big question mark as to how they recover before Wednesday now (and the Champions League second leg away in Munich). I'm not saying they won't, and I hope they can because it is a
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