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Neville reveals private chat with Carra over Liverpool title chances

Gary Neville has revealed that he tells Jamie Carragher what he really thinks of Liverpool’s Premier League title chances in private conversations.

The Reds are currently seven points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, although Pep Guardiola’s men play Wolves on Monday night as they look to close the gap to four.

Former Manchester United defender Neville has maintained his view that City will defend their title this season during his appearances as a pundit on Sky Sports.

However, Neville has admitted that he gives Liverpool more of a chance privately during chats with fellow pundit Carragher.

“It’s going to be Liverpool or City – they’re well in front – I don’t know who’s going to win it,” Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast.

“I said City publicly at the start of the season and I’ve always said City on Monday Night Football when I’ve been asked.

“But privately to Carragher in the green room, I’ve been saying: ‘Your lot can win this. Your lot are capable of winning this – they look like a team that can do it.’

“And they can. We don’t know who’s going to win it, we haven’t a clue, it really looks like it’s 50/50 but we’ve got a title race on our hands and City have got to win on Monday night. They have to win.”