Gary Neville makes prediction for Man Utd vs Arsenal - and it's bad news for Mikel Arteta

Gary Neville has made a bold prediction ahead of the crunch clash between Manchester United and Arsenal, suggesting that the Red Devils could derail the Gunners' title hopes at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Arsenal, who are set to face off against Manchester United at 4.30pm on Sunday, need a victory to maintain their challenge with Manchester City for the Premier League crown as the season heads into its final stages. Mikel Arteta's squad are just one point clear of City before the weekend's fixtures, with City holding a game in hand over their North London rivals.

The Gunners are under pressure to secure wins in their last two games to keep the title race alive and potentially overtake Pep Guardiola's team. However, they're up against a struggling Manchester United side with Erik ten Hag's men managing only two victories in their previous 10 league outings.

United, still reeling from a 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace earlier in the week, find themselves in eighth place and are in dire need of points to ensure European competition next term. Despite United's struggles, Neville is tipping them to cause an upset and essentially hand the title to their neighbours City.

Speaking on The Overlap, Neville highlighted the significance of the match: "This is the big one," he said. "Arsenal have a poor record here. There's three things that stand out to me. Firstly, this is massive for Arsenal. Secondly, United's record against the big teams isn't that bad at home. A lot of the top teams haven't beaten United at home.

"And thirdly, Arsenal have got a really poor record at Old Trafford. People are almost dismissing Man United in this game because they've been that bad, which we all get, but it can be a graveyard, Old Trafford.

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"Look, Arsenal should win but I'm not sure they will. Arsenal should win but there's a madness about Old Trafford and this game, usually in a title race it doesn't work out how you think. I'm going 2-2, this is just my feeling. Arsenal should win but it's a feeling I have."

Arsenal indeed have a less-than-stellar track record at Old Trafford, having lost their last two visits. Despite needing two injury-time goals to clinch a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September, their recent away form has been nothing short of dominant, netting 27 goals and conceding a mere three in their past eight league outings, with only City managing to halt their winning streak.

When quizzed on United's current performance levels, Arteta remarked: "I don't think about it, every game has a different context. We know the difficulty and the history when you look at what we've done over there, so we're going to have to be at our best to earn the right to win the game."

Arteta also downplayed the significance of Arsenal's historical struggles at Old Trafford, adding: "We know what we need to do but first of all we have to perform at a really high level to deserve to win the match. That's what the focus is."