Gary Neville's Premier League title prediction back in January has aged very well, but Jamie Carragher isn't convinced with his claim.
Manchester City smashed Arsenal 4-1 in a top-of-the table clash at the Etihad on Wednesday.
Kevin De Bruyne starred as he bagged a brace, with John Stones and Erling Haaland also getting on the score-sheet.
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The Blues are still behind the Gunners in the table, but the league title is in their hands as they have a game in hand over their domestic rivals.
Following Man City's thrashing of Arsenal, Neville's prediction about the title race resurfaced online, which has aged very well.
He claimed that when Man City start to 'purr', they'd eventually hunt Arsenal down and pip them to the title.
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"We’re so far out for us to be talking about this, and we’re getting asked it every ten minutes at this moment in time," he said on Sky Sports.
"I feel like this is a more traditional season. And to be fair, I’m just going back to my own experiences many times whereby, I don’t think City have started properly yet, in terms of being serious about this season.
"I think they’re still messing around a little bit, I think the manager is still rotating. They’ve not got Dias on the pitch, Laporte on the pitch, De Bruyne all the time on the pitch, Foden’s not quite there."
Neville continued: "When they start to purr, which I’m thinking at some point they will, because they’re great players and they’re serious about what they do, that they’ll start to motor on and they’ll really hunt Arsenal down and put pressure on.
"We used to do it at times. There were times when that didn’t work. Blackburn held us off and got there. Newcastle didn’t. And I don’t know what’s going to happen at the end of this season.
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"Arsenal could hold Manchester City off, but I don’t think they will once it starts, the real run-in.
"And the run-in isn't starting for another nine games by the way, it doesn’t start till April."
However, Carragher isn't having Neville's title claim as he brought up the former Manchester United captain's prediction of Arsenal not finishing in the top four.
He tweeted: ".@GNev2 getting his tweets done by his social media guy after criticising players for doing the same.
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You’ve been proven right about them faltering at the last hurdle, but not about Arsenal not making top 4 as you said when they where top & MU finishing above them!"
Despite losing to Man City, Mikel Arteta's team have officially qualified for the Champions League next season.
And, of course, Arsenal could still win the league, but like Neville referenced, Man City appear to be motoring on to yet another title.
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Topics: Manchester City, Arsenal, Football, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville
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