Gary Neville has made his Premier League title prediction ahead of the new season, believing only one team can possibly challenge Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side pipped Arsenal to win a third consecutive title on the way to a historic treble last season, matching the achievement from Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
No side has ever won four Premier League titles on the trot in history and Neville believes Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, who finished five points behind City after a late collapse, will be the team to usurp them.
He ruled out both Manchester United and Liverpool as he doesn't feel they are quite ready for the task and even omitted Newcastle from his top six entirely.
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“I don’t think Arsenal could have done any more to close the gap,” Neville said on The Overlap.
“They have shown real intent with the signings they have made. My concern is that they are the only team I look at and are the only team that I think could win the league. With the three signings they have made they are going to be better.
"I look at the other teams and I think, 'Who is going to be better?'.
"Chelsea are going to be better just naturally, I don't look at Liverpool at the moment and think they are going to be challenging City or Arsenal for the league.
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"I don't look at United with what they've done so far. So unless United, Liverpool or Chelsea do something miraculous in the next few weeks in the transfer window, Arsenal for me are the only team at this moment in time and I think they could get very close to them."
When it came time to making his prediction, Neville boldly said: “Just because of the three thing and never winning a fourth, I am going to go Arsenal to win the league, City second. I think Arsenal can beat them. Arsenal, City, Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Villa."
Arsenal have spent splashed the cash this summer, bringing in Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber for a combined total of £200 million as they look to improve on what was still an impressive campaign last term.
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City, meanwhile, have lost captain Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez after they left for Barcelona and Al Hilal respectively.
They have signed Croatian duo Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol, the latter coming in for £77 million from RB Leipzig.
Arsenal, who beat City on penalties in the Community Shield on Sunday, haven't won the Premier League since their Invincibles campaign in 2003/04.
Topics: Gary Neville, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League
Josh Lawless