Gary Neville makes Manchester United vs Arsenal prediction no one expected

Gary Neville has made a bold prediction ahead of Manchester United’s crunch clash with Arsenal, suggesting the Gunners’ title hopes could be dashed at Old Trafford this weekend.

With the Premier League season at its peak, Arsenal are set to face United on Sunday at 4.30pm in a game crucial to their title aspirations. Mikel Arteta’s side, who were a point ahead of Manchester City before the weekend, need to secure a win to keep the pressure on the reigning champions, especially with City having a game in hand.

The north London side need to win both of their remaining games to keep their title dreams alive and potentially overtake Pep Guardiola’s side. They face a United side that has seen better days, with Erik ten Hag’s men managing just two wins from their last 10 Premier League games.

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Despite United’s recent form and their humiliating 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, they still have European qualification to play and sit in eighth place. Neville, speaking on Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast, tipped United to put a wrench in Arsenal’s title chase.

“This is the big one,” Neville pointed out. “Arsenal have a poor record here. Three things stand out to me. First, this is massive for Arsenal. Second, United’s record against the big teams isn’t that bad at home. Many of the teams from top did not beat United at home.

“And thirdly, Arsenal have a very poor record at Old Trafford. People are almost dismissing Man United in this game because they were so bad, which we all understand, but it can be a graveyard, Old Trafford.

“Look, Arsenal should win but I’m not sure they will. Arsenal should win but there’s a craziness about Old Trafford and this game, usually in a title race, doesn’t turn out the way you think I go 2-2, that’s just my feeling Arsenal should win, but it’s a feeling I have.

Arsenal have indeed had a less than stellar record at Old Trafford, suffering defeats on their last two visits. They managed a 3-1 win in the reverse fixture in September, although they needed two injury-time goals to do so.

However, their recent away form in the league has been absolutely dominant, scoring an impressive 27 goals and conceding just three in their last eight games, with only City managing to halt their winning streak. Asked about United’s current performance levels, Arteta remarked: “I don’t think about it, every game has a different context.

“We know the difficulty and the history when you look at what we did there, so we’re going to have to be at our best to earn the right to win the game.”

Arteta went on to play down the significance of Arsenal’s historic struggles at Old Trafford, saying: “We know what we have to do, but first of all we have to perform at a very high level to deserve to win the game. This is the main point. “