Gary Neville makes Premier League prediction after Man City beat Liverpool: 'This is really bad'

The result means City are three points clear at the top of the table, but as it’s unclear as to when a final resolution will come, it could cast a shadow over this season's Premier League title race.

"It does feel like when you are watching them, to come and win at Anfield is really difficult and we should be eulogising over them without a 'but' or any hesitation, but there is that thing in the back of your mind.

There is going to be a huge cloud hanging over the whole league

Gary Neville

“They have done a brilliant job today, they have dominated the game in the last 20 minutes after the red card onwards.

“They have dug in, players like [Gianluigi] Donnarumma, [Ruben] Dias and [Elliot] Anderson in that first half were excellent and stood strong as a group.

“At the end of the game it’s quite hard because you imagining that basically if the guilty verdict is confirmed in January or February, that Manchester City are not going to be in the position that they are in and there is going to be a huge cloud hanging over the whole league.

“This is not good for the Premier League right now, that’s what I have just recognised today, this is really bad for the Premier League and it’s going to continue for a few months.”

Rayan Cherki was on target for Man City in their win over Liverpool

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“The word ‘sham’ was used quite a lot and people will think, for the next few months, it’s a ‘sham’ league. We have heard the word ‘cheat’ just ring round the ground basically for the last 10 minutes of the match.

“We have heard Liverpool fans singing ‘going down’ to a team at the top of the league and it can’t get that negativity out of the heads.

“What we can do is admire the football, we can admire Erling Haaland, Doku and the finishes we have seen, the Cherki goal, the Manchester City fans can celebrate behind the goal but the rest of is were sat there wondering basically what’s going to happen.