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Phil Neville acknowledges that his former club Manchester United could be Liverpool’s biggest challenge in retaining their Premier League crown this season.
Last season, the Reds ended the longest title drought in their history by clinching their first League Championship in 30 years with a record of seven games to spare.
However, as they now seek to retain the award for the first time since 1983-84, Neville believes that his former team, and not the ‘noisy neighbors’, City as Alex Ferguson once called them, Liverpool’s main rivals in recent years. years, it could provide the best threat.
A 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last night saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side climb to second in the table and just two points behind Liverpool at the top, with both sides having played 15 games so far.
When asked about United’s prospects for competing for the title, Neville, who left Old Traford for Everton in 2005, told Amazon Prime Video: “I think they can.
“I think what you have to do when you are looking at a title race is to look at the competition.
“Liverpool are in front and rightly so, I think they are the best team in the country.
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“But there is no other team that is really willing to challenge Liverpool.
“Chelsea have been wrong, Tottenham have been wrong recently, Everton is up there and they are in very good shape. Other than that, Manchester City is climbing.
“United are in this title race if they maintain this level of performance.
“They are playing better football, they are entertaining, they are starting to win at home. They have a great squad, they are scoring goals ”.
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