There is still a third of the Premier League season to complete, but this morning’s media is awash with predictions and opinions on the title race.
Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with West Ham means just five points separate the top three as the 2018/19 campaign shapes up to be one of the most intriguing for several years.
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Let’s begin with Sky Sports’ Gary Neville, who – despite Tottenham’s dogged chase of Liverpool and City – believes the North London side won’t overhaul the top two.
With the gap at the top so close with 13 games left to play, Manchester United legend Neville feels that the title race is set for a thrilling finale.
The Sport Review report: “The former England star also feels that Tottenham are not in contention to challenge for the title, despite the fact that Spurs are just two points behind Manchester City as things stand.
“Speaking to Sky Sports on Sunday after City’s win over Arsenal, Neville said: ‘I think two points or five points, whatever it will be [on Monday] night after the end of the game, won’t be a gap worth shouting about at all.
‘We’ve got a great three months to look forward to and at this moment in time, the only danger to Man City is City themselves, I think, because if City are neck-and-neck with three or four games to go, I think they will win it.
‘They will really have the maturity to come through whereas Liverpool will need that three or four points gap.
‘I woke up this morning to people saying Tottenham are title contenders again and I don’t think they are.
“I always think with Tottenham, they’ll keep getting close and then dropping back again – I don’t think they’ve quite got it.’
Meanwhile, in The Independent, Bernardo Silva believes Sergio Aguero deserves to be talked of in the same breath as the game’s proven greats.
