Gary Neville thinks Liverpool will miss out on a top-four finish this season.
The Reds have started their Premier League campaign slowly and have picked up just 10 points from a possible 24.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lost the league title by a single point to Manchester City on the final day of the previous campaign, but appear to be fighting for a top-four finish rather than top spot this season.
The Merseysiders were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal at the Emirates recently and Neville is also unsure if the Gunners will qualify for the Champions League despite currently top of the Premier League table.
“I don’t think Liverpool will finish in the top four, and Arsenal could still finish outside the top four too, but I’ll put [them] For now just to keep all Arsenal fans happy! Neville told The Overlap (via football.london).
“I look at Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool; It’s still a great job for Arsenal. [to finish in the top four].”
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The north London outfit finished fifth last season, two points behind fourth place and bitter rivals Spurs, who took last place in Europe’s top competition.
They were lucky enough to win all three points against Liverpool recently after a series of controversial refereeing decisions went against the Anfield side, but Neville thinks the atmosphere inside Arsenal’s camp feels “a bit different” at the moment. .
“I remember at the end of last season, Jamie Carragher and I thought it could be terminal for Mikel Arteta,” he continued.
“I was at the Emirates Stadium for the first time [this season] on Sunday against Liverpool. I saw Arsenal at Old Trafford and at Brentford, and they played well at Old Trafford, although they lost, and they were brilliant at Brentford, but the atmosphere felt a bit different on Sunday, it was unbelievable.
“I want Arsenal to do well. I want Mikel Arteta to do well because he is a young coach. The managers he is up against – Antonio Conte, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel – before he was sacked – they are animals to be up against.”
There’s no denying that our current position in the league is a concern, but with injuries to key men to contend with and Manchester City to follow, it’s time for Klopp’s men to step up.
We’ve only played eight league games though, so there’s no need to panic yet.
Our second-half performance in Glasgow was impressive, but we must carry that into this weekend’s clash with Pep Guardiola’s side.
Bobby Firmino is in top form, Darwin Nunez is two for two and Mo Salah scored a hat-trick at Ibrox, so let’s hope they can wreak havoc on the Sky Blues defense on Sunday.
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