{"id":291825,"date":"2023-10-09T18:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291825"},"modified":"2023-10-09T18:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:24:05","slug":"gary-neville-says-liverpool-are-more-likely-to-win-league-than-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-says-liverpool-are-more-likely-to-win-league-than-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville says Liverpool are more likely to win league than Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Neville insists Liverpool are more likely to win the Premier League than Spurs as they possess &#8216;oustanding&#8217; Klopp and Alisson&#8230; but are a holding midfielder away from really challenging Arsenal and Man City<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liverpool are currently sat fourth in the table, with Spurs and Arsenal on top<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville labelled both Jurgen Klopp and goalkeeper Alisson as &#8216;outstanding&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Neville has inisisted that Liverpool are more likely to win the Premier League than Tottenham, but they are in need of a holding midfielder to challenge Arsenal and Manchester City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are currently sat fourth in the table with five wins, two draws and a loss, but have experimented with playing Alexis MacAllister in a deeper midfield role.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City&#8217;s loss to Arsenal on Sunday highlighted the importance of a sitting midfielder, commonly known as a six, as the treble winners suffered without Rodri.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Arsenal have Declan Rice, Thomas Partey and Jorginho who can all play the position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/16\/76343031-12611169-image-m-2_1696866015297.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville has insisted without a defensive midfielder Liverpool will struggle to win the title<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/16\/76343051-12611169-image-a-3_1696866331537.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neville did praise Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp as &#8216;outstanding&#8217; and &#8216;one of the best&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports after Manchester City vs Arsenal, Neville revealed his thoughts on Liverpool&#8217;s place in the title race, their squad strengths and where he thinks they can improve.<\/p>\n<p>On winning the Premier League, Neville commented: &#8216;They could, they&#8217;re more likely to than Spurs no doubt about that I think\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0have got something about them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United defender went on to access Liverpool&#8217;s various strong points and weaknesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nevile insisted: &#8216;They&#8217;ve got an oustanding goalkeeper, that I always think will keep them in a lot of football matches and they&#8217;ve got strikers that can score goals and lots of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They&#8217;ve got a good forward line, the midfield its attacking, has it got the defensive ability of what we&#8217;ve seen here today when Rodri comes back in and when you see Rice, Partey and Jorginho.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Have they got that defensive stability?\u00a0If you put Declan Rice in holding midfield or you put Rodri in there, I would be saying Liverpool would definitely be on for the title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My question mark is whether they&#8217;ve got enough solidity in midfield, enough defensive strength and power?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t think Liverpool will quite get there but they&#8217;re in the race there is no doubt because of their manager.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The manager is absolutely oustanding, he&#8217;s one of the best but I think it will be Arsenal and City again coming towards the end.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12611169\/Gary-Neville-insists-Liverpool-likely-win-Premier-League-Spurs-possess-oustanding-Klopp-Alisson-holding-midfielder-away-really-challenging-Arsenal-Man-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gary Neville insists Liverpool are more likely to win the Premier League than Spurs as they possess &#8216;oustanding&#8217; 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