Gary Neville reacted to Arsenal’s North London Derby win over Tottenham by previewing April’s clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
The title race is really heating up, as after Man City won against Newcastle United, Arsenal responded by beating Spurs 4-1 away from home.
It was another memorable North London Derby outing for Mikel Arteta in N17, and in the grand scheme of things, this one meant more.
Arsenal have to win all of their remaining games to ensure that the title race remains in their hands, including the, what looks to be, decisive clash at the Etihad on matchday 33.
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Gary Neville predicts Arsenal to beat Man City at the Etihad and win the Premier League title
The game at the Etihad will be a blockbuster, especially if both teams win all of their games leading up to that point.
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It’s why, despite the game being a long while away, Neville is already predicting the outcome of that fixture.
Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast after Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1, Neville shared that his early prediction for the Etihad clash is painted in the Gunners’ favour.
“I think they’ll [Arsenal] go and win at City. I think they’ll go and win,” the pundit said defiantly.
Neville added, “I think that will be where you really do recognise that they are champions.”
After making his prediction known, he backtracked to acknowledge that his words were ‘wild’.
“That’s a wild prediction about a game that’s coming in five or six weeks, and by then a lot will have happened.”
It’s easy for that game to be the focal point, but Arsenal and City play four times in the Premier League before then.
Neville says that Arsenal winning at the Etihad is the ‘only way’
Neville’s comments about the game didn’t begin and end with a prediction of the result.
The Sky Sports pundit raised the point that he’s thought for a long time that Arsenal need to show they can win at the Etihad to prove they can win the title.
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“I have thought for a number of years when Arsenal have been going for this title, they’re going to have to go and win at the Etihad.
“I’ve just thought it for a number of years. Go and win. That’s the only real way.”
It’s a tall order, as Arsenal haven’t won at the Etihad since January 2015.
As Neville said, however, if the Gunners want to go all the way, they must break the mould, with all eyes on the already-heating title race.
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