Gary Neville has named the team to “watch” out for in the Premier League title race, despite Liverpool being the “clear favourites” to claim the crown.
Arne Slot’s side sealed an exhilarating 6-3 victory away at Tottenham, ensuring they will head into Christmas Day with a four-point lead at the top of the table.
Chelsea are their closest challengers, although they dropped points in a goalless draw at Everton and have played one game more than Liverpool and other domestic rivals from Merseyside.
Arsenal, following a dominant 5-1 win at Crystal Palace, also remain in contention, but defending champions Manchester City have struggled.
A disappointing run of just one win in 12 matches across all competitions has left Pep Guardiola’s side 12 points adrift in seventh place.
Gary Neville, a Manchester United legend with eight Premier League titles to his name, shared his thoughts on the battle for supremacy in the English top flight during his Sky Sports podcast.
He acknowledged Liverpool’s strong position but highlighted Chelsea as a team capable of challenging for the title.
“Liverpool are clearly the best team in the Premier League at this moment in time,” he said.
“They’re the clear favourites for the title. Man City’s drop-off has been spectacular, I’m not sure anyone really knows how it’s gone so badly wrong.
“Chelsea had a tough game [at Everton] but they’re doing well and having a good season.
“I think the one team Liverpool need to watch are Arsenal if they can get their tail up and close that gap going in March and April.
“But at this moment in time Liverpool are clear favourites. I think the biggest risk for them is injuries – if they were to lose [Virgil] van Dijk and [Mohamed] Salah that would hurt them.
“Van Dijk is like Rodri for Liverpool, he holds it all together. Keeping him fit is absolutely crucial.
“There’s some big challenges coming up so we’re nowhere near the point that you can hand Liverpool the title but they’re in a great position and at this moment in time they’re by far the best team in the league and the table tells us that.”
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