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Neville lauds Prem rivals
By Lewis Rutledge - Created on 28 Oct 2006
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Manchester United defender Gary Neville has paid tribute to fierce rivals Arsenal, labelling them one of the top sides in Europe.
The Gunners have won their last five Premiership games and look set to challenge for the title after a relatively poor campaign last term, and Neville has been impressed by the flair they bring to The Premiership.
"Arsenal have again got some very talented players and they play an excellent level of football, probably one of the highest levels of football you'll see in Europe," he praised
"The speed of the play, the control of the game, they're very good.
"They can challenge for the championship."
Neville also hailed the strength in depth of Premiership champions Chelsea, and accepted it would be hard for anybody to wrest the title from them.
"Chelsea have got 20 players who are all seasoned internationals," he said.
"They've signed a couple of world class names in (Andrei) Shevchenko and (Michael) Ballack, and have also got Ashley Cole from Arsenal.
"They've acquired a good squad over the last three or four seasons and when you put good players together in a good system it makes it difficult for everyone else."
Manchester United are currently just ahead of the chasing pack after one of their best starts to a season for many years, and Neville believes his side can last the course.
"We've got really good players and the confidence of not having too many injuries at the moment," he explained.
"Everybody's enjoying playing, we're winning games and we're looking forward to every single game we play at the moment.
"We've had a good team for the past two seasons, but the problem has been we've started so badly in the league we've not given ourselves a chance.
"This season we were determined not to get that far behind."
By Lewis Rutledge - Created on 28 Oct 2006
UNITED IN EUROPEUNITED IN EUROPE
All 3 European Finals in one DVD Box Set. 3 Finals, 3 victories to savour.
Manchester United defender Gary Neville has paid tribute to fierce rivals Arsenal, labelling them one of the top sides in Europe.
The Gunners have won their last five Premiership games and look set to challenge for the title after a relatively poor campaign last term, and Neville has been impressed by the flair they bring to The Premiership.
"Arsenal have again got some very talented players and they play an excellent level of football, probably one of the highest levels of football you'll see in Europe," he praised
"The speed of the play, the control of the game, they're very good.
"They can challenge for the championship."
Neville also hailed the strength in depth of Premiership champions Chelsea, and accepted it would be hard for anybody to wrest the title from them.
"Chelsea have got 20 players who are all seasoned internationals," he said.
"They've signed a couple of world class names in (Andrei) Shevchenko and (Michael) Ballack, and have also got Ashley Cole from Arsenal.
"They've acquired a good squad over the last three or four seasons and when you put good players together in a good system it makes it difficult for everyone else."
Manchester United are currently just ahead of the chasing pack after one of their best starts to a season for many years, and Neville believes his side can last the course.
"We've got really good players and the confidence of not having too many injuries at the moment," he explained.
"Everybody's enjoying playing, we're winning games and we're looking forward to every single game we play at the moment.
"We've had a good team for the past two seasons, but the problem has been we've started so badly in the league we've not given ourselves a chance.
"This season we were determined not to get that far behind."