Gary Neville has backed Manchester United to beat Arsenal to the ultimate Premier League top-four spot regardless of their demoralising Champions League exit.
Ralf Rangnick’s facet have been knocked out of Europe by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, leaving the Purple Devils to deal with their top-four aspirations as they give the impression of being to at the least partially save their season.
Manchester United are fifth with 9 league video games remaining, one level behind Arsenal who misplaced 2-0 to title contenders Liverpool final evening.
Regardless of Arsenal’s setback, they're nonetheless the favourites to complete fourth forward of United, Tottenham and West Ham as they've at the least one sport in hand over all of their top-four rivals.
However Neville believes there can be a twist within the top-four race and is backing Manchester United to get well from their Champions League exit and steal fourth spot from the Gunners.
‘It was a very unhealthy evening for Manchester United,’ Sky Sports activities pundit Neville stated in reference to the Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
‘Nevertheless, I don’t know why however I nonetheless assume they might end fourth. Whether or not that’s wild hope or the satan in me… however I nonetheless assume they might do it and Arsenal may drop out.
‘It wouldn’t shock me in the event that they didn’t and if Arsenal completed fourth you’d must congratulate them. However it additionally wouldn’t shock me if United bought it.
‘If I used to be a betting man, which I’m not, I'd most likely go for Manchester United. I don’t know why, however there’s one thing about them that makes me assume they may do it.’
Whereas Arsenal and Manchester United are nearly neck and neck within the race for fourth, Tottenham and West Ham are additionally firmly within the combine, sitting simply three and two factors behind the Gunners and Purple Devils.
West Ham occupied fourth for a lot of the season however their outcomes have begun to fall away in latest weeks they usually even have the distraction of Europa League soccer.
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham suffered a disappointing 3-2 defeat at Outdated Trafford final weekend however returned to successful methods towards Brighton on Wednesday.
Whereas Arsenal dropped factors at residence to Liverpool, Arteta’s facet are nonetheless on monitor to complete within the top-four, in response to former Premier League defender Jonathan Woodgate.
He advised BBC Radio 5 Dwell’s Soccer Each day: ‘In case you take a look at the shape and the way properly they're taking part in, this was their first defeat shortly. They've gained their final 5 video games and have been taking part in very well.
‘If Arsenal end fourth this season it has been an excellent season, contemplating they haven’t been within the Champions League for the final 5 seasons.
‘After I heard that, I couldn’t imagine it as a result of within the 2000s they have been a high staff successful the league, they have been all the time within the Champions League however that’s light.
‘Mikel Arteta has needed to choose this membership up and go together with it and do what he believes in.
‘He’s made big choices with massive gamers and he’s beginning to see the good thing about that however it is going to take a number of extra years and cycles earlier than this staff involves the fore.’
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