Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Gary Neville believes Mikel Arteta will allow himself the luxury of “relaxing” as he watches Liverpool’s clash with Man City on Sunday following his own side’s thrashing of West Ham.
The Gunners tore apart West Ham with four goals in the first 36 minutes at the London Stadium on Saturday.
West Ham then hit back with two quick goals, only to see Bukayo Saka convert a penalty to make it 5-2 at the break, completing an impressive first half of Arsenal’s attacking fluidity.
Saturday’s result moves the Gunners back to second in the Premier League table, six points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of Sunday’s meeting with reigning champions Man City at Anfield.
while arsenal they are looking at in the table, City are just one point behind and will move into second with a win, so Sunday’s meeting has many implications for the north Londoners.
Mikel Arteta can ‘sit back and relax’
Of course, Arsenal have no control over matters elsewhere and Neville believes Arteta will simply “sit back and relax” to watch Sunday’s clash, satisfied with his own side’s performance.
“It’s a very good night for Arsenal, who were excellent in the first half hour,” reflected Neville. Sky Sports.
The former Man Utd defender continued: “It comes with a bit of a ‘but’ in the encouragement he gave West Ham by conceding those two goals.
“But Arteta will be happy and now he can sit back and relax and watch Liverpool and Man City tomorrow, the other two teams who really have a chance of winning the title, and see where they are going.”
