{"id":317967,"date":"2026-04-13T12:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=317967"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:28:52","slug":"gary-neville-makes-fresh-arsenal-title-claim-after-man-city-destroy-chelsea-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/gary-neville-makes-fresh-arsenal-title-claim-after-man-city-destroy-chelsea-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville makes fresh Arsenal title claim after Man City destroy Chelsea | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City are hitting form at just the proper time (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gary Neville has doubled down on his prediction that Arsenal will win the Premier League title and \u2018crawl\u2019 over the ending line, despite Manchester City gaining further ground.<\/p>\n

Arsenal\u2019s shock home defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday provided Pep Guardiola\u2019s relentless machine with a chance to narrow the gap at Stamford Bridge just 24 hours later.<\/p>\n

With the scent of blood within the water, City turned in a ruthless second half display, capped by goals from Nico O\u2019Reilly, Marc Guehi and Jeremy Doku that helped put the seal on a snug 3-0 win.<\/p>\n

This Sunday\u2019s summit meeting between the highest two on the Etihad now has the air of a title decider and given City hold the momentum, they are going to start as favourites to record a victory that will firmly turn the balance of their favour. <\/p>\n

Neville, nonetheless, insists there isn’t a have to panic and believes the setback against the Cherries is the kind of setback that may occur in a run-in and represents the kind of blow Arsenal must learn to recuperate from.<\/p>\n

The previous Manchester United defender, who won eight Premier League titles during his Old Trafford profession, tipped the Gunners to finish their 22-year wait to be crowned domestic champions and he sees no reason why they can not still fulfil their objectives.<\/p>\n

He told Sky Sports: \u2018I actually have thought for a variety of years with this Arsenal team that they\u2019ve got to go and win a game that shakes the world. They\u2019ve got to go to City next week and win.<\/p>\n

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Manchester City are hitting form at the proper time within the season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018It doesn\u2019t matter the way it happens \u2013 they may get battered in the primary half, but be goalless half-time, but then go and nick one with quarter-hour to go, and impulsively the lights come on and also you\u2019re nine points clear.<\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s what Arsenal have gotten to imagine this week.<\/p>\n

\u2018The issue they\u2019ve got is that they haven\u2019t got anybody of experience within the club of winning a title. Gabriel Jesus perhaps, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s the variety of player that\u2019s going to translate that to a dressing room. <\/p>\n

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Arsenal\u2019s 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth was a significant setback (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018He\u2019s player, but he doesn\u2019t appear to be that one who can really set the tone.<\/p>\n

\u2018Mikel Arteta is all the time trying to try to discover a way of how you can gain a bonus and he\u2019s got to try to find something this week.\u2019<\/p>\n

He continued: \u2018I do feel now’s the time for Arsenal. <\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m not going to go and say it\u2019s now or never, but it surely does feel a bit like that.<\/p>\n

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\u2018In case you\u2019ve had five years of attempting to climb that mountain, and also you\u2019ve just failed at that final hurdle every time, there must be a moment where you recover from the road.<\/p>\n

\u2018Arsenal will crawl over the road. I don\u2019t think they\u2019ll recover from the road easily, they may even lose next week, but I do think they\u2019ve probably got just a little little bit of a cushion.<\/p>\n

\u2018Manchester City aren\u2019t perfect, and Arsenal will just get there, but they\u2019re in quite a bit more trouble than they were at 12.30pm on Saturday, after they were nearly to kick off against Bournemouth.\u2019<\/p>\n

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