Gary Neville believes the Premier League title race between Arsenal and Manchester City will be decided on Tuesday night, when Tottenham host Pep Guardiola’s side, live on Aerial sports.
Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Manchester United means the two-way title race will definitely go down to the final day this Sunday, with the Gunners holding a one-point lead over City with a week to go of the season.
However, City have a game in hand against Arsenal’s north London rivals Spurs on Tuesday evening, kick-off at 8pm. If Guardiola’s side win this match, they will hold a two-point lead over the Gunners with one round remaining in the Premier League.
Neville believes City and Arsenal – who face West Ham and Everton at home respectively on the final day – will both win these final matches, meaning Tuesday’s match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will have the ultimate impact on which direction will take the elite trophy. season.
“Tuesday is the decider,” he said on the show Gary Neville Podcast. “A month ago I said I was looking forward to the Tottenham v Man City game.
“There are a few moments along the way, but it will depend on the game on Tuesday night. They (City and Arsenal) will not make any mistakes on Sunday.
“It’s Tuesday night that the decision will be made – and there will be that waiting audience where you’ll think: Can Tottenham play? Can they cause them problems? They can, but can they take the few chances what they will have in the match?”
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“Tottenham players will perform well despite the fans’ dilemma”
Gary Neville believes Tottenham players will perform well even though Spurs fans want City to win
Tuesday night’s showdown will be a clash of emotions for Tottenham fans, whose side have an outside chance of pipping Aston Villa into fourth place in the Champions League.
However, the victory Spurs need to keep their top four hopes alive would in turn put the title in the hands of rivals Arsenal, but Neville believes Tottenham’s players will still give their all against Guardiola’s side, despite the backdrop fascinating.
THE Aerial sports The pundit also believes City, who need to be perfect in their final two games to be sure of winning the title, will not be deterred by Arsenal’s win at United on Sunday.
“City will do what Arsenal did (at Old Trafford), which is focus on our own job, win our game,” Neville added.
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“City do this regularly, they were in this position before being pushed by Liverpool. It’s not unusual for their players to experience this.
“They won’t panic this afternoon, that’s the problem for Arsenal. There won’t be any manager, coach or City fans, even at this stage, too worried. They will trust their team , in the same way that Mikel Arteta trusted his players in this confrontation.
“We’ll wait and see what happens on Tuesday, particularly if Tottenham score first and something happens. There will be those normal pre-commentary lines that Tottenham don’t want Arsenal to win the championship, but these Tottenham players will give their best.
“Tottenham has been a difficult ground for City”
Before Arsenal’s victory at United, City showed their title credentials with a 4-0 win at Fulham, with defender Josko Gvardiol scoring twice alongside goals from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez.
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FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Manchester City’s win over Fulham in the Premier League.
However, Tuesday’s trip to London is a bigger task for City, who have lost every league match against Spurs since the north Londoners moved to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019, with Guardiola’s side failing to managed to score no goals in any of these matches.
While Ange Postecoglou’s side also held City to a 3-3 draw at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season, City beat Tottenham on their own turf in the FA Cup fourth round in January.
“You turn on (the game against Fulham) at home and you think it’s going to be a long time and the inevitable happens,” Neville added. “We’ll be at Tottenham on Tuesday night and the inevitable could happen again. But the main thing for Arsenal is that at least Man City has to go there and win.
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“I suspect City may have stayed in London. I don’t think they would have gone down on Saturday night and then come down on Monday. Maybe, I don’t know. But when they were watching that (United v Arsenal) match, he there will have been a little bit of: ‘Something could happen there, it’s Old Trafford’.
“But now they’re going to get back on track, they should have scored points on Tuesday anyway. They’re a machine. That’s been said time and time again. And Tottenham have been a difficult ground for them.”
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