Carragher and Neville Both Back Arsenal to Win 2026/27 Title
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- Arsenal are both Jamie Carragher's and Gary Neville's pick to win the 2026/27 Premier League, with Neville citing their defensive depth and midfield and Carragher ruling out Manchester City without Rodri
- Gary Neville placed Chelsea second behind Arsenal, arguing their lack of European football means fewer injuries, less travel and 'an enormous amount of points', while Jamie Carragher picked Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool as his top three
- Carragher tipped Sunderland, Ipswich and Hull for relegation, pointing to Sunderland's Thursday-Sunday European burden and Sheffield United-style underlying numbers; Neville predicted all three promoted clubs — Coventry, Hull and Ipswich — to go straight back down
- Erling Haaland is both pundits' pick for the Premier League Golden Boot
- Neville named Bruno Guimaraes Arsenal's impact signing at £75m — 'value in this market' — and warned that Declan Rice is the one player Arsenal cannot afford to lose for any length of time
- Carragher flagged Liverpool's Jeremy Jacquet as a player to watch after one Premier League appearance, while Neville singled out Chelsea's £120m Morgan Rogers, saying he must deliver '12, 15 goals, 10, 12 assists' or face pressure
Why it matters: The two pundits' disagreement is most telling on European football: Neville framed Chelsea's absence from continental competition as their second-place edge, while Carragher cited Sunderland's European schedule as the trigger for relegation — making fixture congestion the season's most divisive variable. With both experts unanimous only on Arsenal, the actual debate is now who claims second and the European spots.
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