Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher rarely agree on a common subject, especially regarding their Premier League predictions.
The Premier League started on Friday as Manchester United cruised to a hard-fought victory over stubborn Fulham at Old Trafford.
Manchester City has dominated the Premier League for the past seven years, winning six in seven seasons, including a record four consecutive Premier League titles. Only two teams, Arsenal and Liverpool, have come close to challenging Pep Guardiola in that season.
Arsenal have been the closest to the Premier League title in the last two seasons but always come shot in the last five matches to finish the season.
However, Manchester United and Premier League legend Gary Neville believes this is Arsenal’s season to clinch the Premier League title, but his compatriot Jamie Carragher thinks Manchester City City still remains the favorite, looking at their squad and Pep Guardiola’s tactical brilliance.
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Sharing their prediction on SkySports, Gary Neville said, “I think they’re on that sort of upward trajectory, and I think they’re getting better every single year.
“Obviously they’re up against one of the great sides that this league has ever produced in Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, so it’s always going to be tough.
“But I feel like they’ve got stability with the manager, they’ve got stability in the team, they’re getting better.
“You can’t write off Manchester City, of course you can’t, but I’m going to say Arsenal again for this season just because they were so close last year, and I feel like they might just be able to go that extra step this time.
Jamie Carragher agrees with Gary Neville and insists that no team is stopping Manchester City from winning a record five consecutive Premier League titles.
The Liverpool legend said: “Arsenal will be the closest challengers, but Pep Guardiola, no matter what league he’s in, more often than not, he wins the league title.
“I think the only people to stop him was Jose Mourinho when he was at Real Madrid one season and Jurgen Klopp a few seasons ago in the Premier League.
“That shows how tough it is. It’s been really tough for Arsenal and tough on them how close they’ve come in the last couple of seasons.
“But I know from my own experience with my own team Liverpool, it’s a very difficult nut to crack is Manchester City.”
Although Jamie Carragher insists Manchester City are the clear favorite to retain the Premier League, he would be extremely happy to see another team win it.
He continued: “I think most neutrals would hope that there is a different winner – and I’d probably say the same because you don’t want the same team winning year after year.
“But you have to take your hat off to Manchester City, the job Pep Guardiola has done and the team that they’ve got. They’re still the team to beat.”
