Gary Neville says he ‘never trusted’ Arsenal in the wake of their costly 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton over the weekend.
The Gunners’ hopes of landing a Champions League qualification spot took a blow after they were beaten by the Seagulls at the Emirates on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Tottenham’s 4-0 win over moved them three points above their north rivals, although they have played one more game.
Speaking on the , the Manchester United legend stated fourth spot is there for the taking for ’s side.
He said: ‘I never trusted really and I said that publicly. Three in four losses?
‘I said a few weeks ago I didn’t trust Arsenal fully and the reason behind that was because they needed to prove they could go through a run in where they were favourites for the top four. Those doubts are starting to come to the fore.
‘I have to say I think Tottenham are just basically getting there through the fact they’ve had a bit of experience in the last three or four, five years of getting into the . And through and Arsenal’s woes, and have lost as well.
‘You’re almost in some ways thinking ‘well over to you Tottenham, you may as well go and take the Champions League place’, why not? We know they’ve got an exceptional front two/front three.
‘But there’s still a lot to play for. Man United are done.
‘It’s now about whether Arsenal can recover and I’m not sure, I’m not sure that they can. It’s basically Tottenham’s for the taking.’
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