{"id":8090,"date":"2026-05-03T23:53:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8090"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:53:24","slug":"gary-neville-names-horrible-game-that-could-cost-arsenal-the-title-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8090","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville names &#8216;horrible&#8217; game that could cost Arsenal the title | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2230768560.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28221589\" alt=\"Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gary Neville won eight Premier League titles at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gary Neville has identified the \u2018horrible\u2019 game that could cost Arsenal the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, chasing a first league title since 2004, moved six points clear at the top of the table with an emphatic 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Gyokeres gave the Gunners an early lead at the Emirates Stadium and scored again on the stroke of half-time after Bukayo Saka had doubled Arsenal\u2019s lead.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s side failed to boost their goal difference any further in the second half but a comfortable victory still piled the pressure on title rivals Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Man City have two games in hand to try and close the gap on title frontrunners Arsenal, the first a potentially tricky away game against Everton on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Neville expects Pep Guardiola\u2019s team to reduce Arsenal\u2019s lead at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and says all eyes will then be on the Gunners and a London derby against West Ham at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are 17 places and a whopping 40 points above West Ham in the Premier League but the Hammers have improved in recent months to boost their survival hopes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274204474.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28221772\" alt=\"Arsenal v Fulham - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal beat London rivals Fulham 3-0 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I watched Arsenal last night and disappointed is the wrong\u00a0word\u00a0but Mikel Arteta might be thinking that they could have scored a couple more and whether they might regret that,\u2019 Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0be happy with the\u00a0win\u00a0and he\u00a0has to\u00a0remind the players\u00a0to take their chances and be clinical and ruthless. Those are the messages he will be\u00a0giving\u00a0I imagine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0sit back now in\u00a0games,\u00a0they need to keep going. I think Man City will beat\u00a0Everton\u00a0but it would be\u00a0absolutely stunning\u00a0if they were to drop points there, it would be stunning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274259815.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28221774\" alt=\"Arsenal v Fulham - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mikel Arteta after Arsenal beat Fulham (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think it will happen. It\u2019s\u00a0a massive week because\u00a0I think the game Arsenal\u00a0are most likely to drop points in is West Ham away.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s\u00a0the game they should fear most.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a horrible one because West Ham are fighting for their lives and need the points.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, was impressed by Arsenal\u2019s performance against Fulham and said it \u2018certainly\u2019 puts more pressure on Man City as they travel to Merseyside.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2273249189.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28221776\" alt=\"Manchester City v Southampton - Emirates FA Cup Semi Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pep Guardiola\u2019s Man City visit Everton on Monday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Arsenal were fantastic,\u2019 Carragher said. \u2018I think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the best\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0looked for a while, maybe since they beat Tottenham in the north London derby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They were helped a little bit by\u00a0Fulham\u00a0but they look\u00a0energetic\u00a0and it was big in terms of helping the goal difference as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0fatigued or tired or nervous which they\u00a0have of\u00a0late but again, some of that was down to how poor Fulham were.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ll\u00a0see how it plays\u00a0out\u00a0but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0certainly put a little bit on Manchester City now who have a tough game against Everton.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think Man City will win\u00a0that\u00a0but it might come down to goal difference now so just\u00a0winning might not be enough.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After facing West Ham, Arsenal\u2019s final two Premier League fixtures are against already-relegated Burnley and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City, meanwhile, face Brentford, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa as they seek a seventh Premier League title since 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Jamie Carragher names two favourites to win Premier League next season after Man Utd beat Liverpool<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Gary Neville urges Manchester United to \u2018trade\u2019 \u00a360m signing after Liverpool win<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Arne Slot singles out Man Utd star for praise after Liverpool defeat<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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