Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher revisit Premier League predictions with Champions League chasers tipped to go down
GARY NEVILLE hilariously demanded that Jamie Carragher apologises as the pundits looked back at their Premier League predictions.
At the halfway point of the season, the Sky Sports duo had the chance to revisit and change the calls they made before a ball was kicked.
Neville made a wise guess that Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester would get relegated.
Carragher also chose the Saints and the Foxes but made a horror prediction that Nottingham Forest would go down.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s are instead second in the table on 37 points and are eyeing up Champions League qualification.
Neville joked that Carragher should be giving Forest fans an “apology” for underestimating them.
Though both agreed the high-flyers would finish this season in sixth.
Before the first game of the campaign, Carragher thought that Manchester City would win the league.
But with his former club Liverpool now eight points clear at the top of the table, he changed his prediction to Arne Slot’s clinching the title.
However, Neville did not change his mind and stuck to his guns with Arsenal winning the Prem.
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He explained: “Liverpool are massive favourites and are in great form but there is still a long way to go.
“But I just think Arsenal have got a resilience to them and they have got a back four that can hold it together.
“I think they will hang in there and if it does get close towards the end, they could hunt Liverpool down. That is what I am hoping for.”
Neville had boldly predicted his beloved Manchester United would come third.
And he even had a bet with Carragher that they would finish above Liverpool.
Neville conceded that he will be “paying out early”, with the Red Devils languishing in 14th and manager Ruben Amorim admitting a battle to avoid the drop is a “possibility”.
As the former right-back was mocked, he hit back: “Where did Carragher have Manchester United at the start of the season in his predictions? Was it fifth?”
Carragher responded: “Well it definitely wasn’t above Liverpool.”