The defeats by Palace and Villa are fresh in the mind, but Neville previously predicted that other results would shape the title race. “I genuinely think Liverpool and Arsenal have to think they can beat Manchester City,” Neville said. “They have to think this way to create this monumental shift in belief that City have they’re going to win the league, it’s their time of year, they’re experienced, they’ve won three on the bounce. And with a two-point head start and a 27-game unbeaten streak behind them, they are now firm favorites to lift the trophy on May 19.

That doesn’t mean we’re going to do it, but I’m pretty sure we will be there until the end, because I know them. “I see their faces before, in the meetings before games, and how they prepare. No, no. I’m not saying that.

But we will compete, that’s for sure. What we’ve done this season, we live for that. Playing for something – the big trophies – and still we’re there, again. It’s so good.”

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