Gary Neville has backed Manchester City to win the title this season and compared Pep Guardiola's 'cantankerous' attitude to that of Sir Alex Ferguson.
City find themselves five points short of table-toppers Arsenal having played a game more, following a dramatic clash at the Emirates in which Mikel Arteta's side beat Manchester United 3-2. Guardiola got his side back on track with a comfortable 3-0 win against Wolves on Sunday, but the Spaniard has been notably confrontational recently, in particular his scathing criticism of players and fans after Thursday's win against Tottenham.
The true reason behind Guardiola's decision to call his players out for lacking 'guts' and 'desire' will likely run much deeper than meets the eye, but the City boss is a master in the psychology involved in a title race and extremely careful with his choice of words. In that respect, he mirrors former United manager Ferguson, who mastered the art of winning titles off the pitch during his near 27-year-spell at Old Trafford according to Neville.
