Manchester United legend Gary Neville admits he was shocked by a recent Sky Sports post about the Premier League title race and believes there's no chance it's accurate.
Liverpool have surprised many with their excellent start to the season under new head coach Arne Slot, with the Reds currently five points clear of defending champions Manchester City at the top of the table.
City have struggled for consistency without midfield talisman Rodri, who has been ruled out for the majority of the season with an ACL injury.
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Last year's title challengers Arsenal have also failed to live up to expectations in the early weeks of the campaign and are now fourth, level on points with Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.
Sky Sports claimed in a post on social media this week that Liverpool now have a 60 per cent chance of winning the league in Slot's debut season in English football, with City given 34 per cent chance and Arsenal less than five per cent.
Speaking on the latest episode of The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet, former United captain Neville said he struggled to believe those figures were accurate.
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"Last night, I got stopped in my tracks. I saw Sky Sports' Instagram feed post a title probability percentage – it blew my mind. Liverpool are 60 per cent likely – the most likely to win the title, Manchester City have a 34 per cent chance of winning the title, and Arsenal have a 4.9 per cent chance of winning," said Neville.
"There's no way that's right – Arsenal at 4 per cent and Liverpool at 60 per cent? I don't feel like that probability is right at this moment in time. Only five teams have ever been this far in front at this stage of the season, and they've all won the league."
He added: "City are five points behind Liverpool with 27 games to go. Manchester City are poor at the moment, I get it, but 27 points and five games?"
Jamie Carragher believes his former club Liverpool now have the best squad in the Premier League, despite making just one signing in the summer – the £10m acquisition of Federico Chiesa from Juventus.
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"The big thing with Liverpool is that they didn't buy anyone last summer. They were top of the league last year with six games to go, and they lost at home to Crystal Palace on the same day that Arsenal lost to Aston Villa," said Carragher.
"The injuries Liverpool had last season were off the scale – remember the Carabao Cup final, where the kids were coming on – and there was constant change. But because of the way the new guy [Arne Slot] trains, it's not as end-to-end, and less players are getting injured.
"I would say Manchester City have the best team, the best 18 – but Liverpool have the best 22. They have five forwards who probably all think they should play and have got decent backup in positions. In terms of not bringing anyone in, it hasn’t mattered because they haven’t had many injuries.
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"Arsenal are talking now about injuries – but they haven't had many in two or three years. It's always been about right or nine of their starting XI playing every single game."
Liverpool face Southampton away from home in their first game after the international break on Sunday, November 24.
City host Tottenham the previous evening, while Arsenal take on Nottingham Forest at the Emirates that same afternoon.
Topics: Premier League, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Football
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