Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have captured the hearts of many neutrals this season, with plenty hopeful that they could be the side to end Manchester City's relentless dominance over the Premier League title.
Gary Neville was no different. He has said on a number of occasions how he'd like to see the title head to the red half of North London as opposed to the blue half of Manchester.
But unlike so many of the others, he never really believed that would happen, and in the aftermath of Arsenal's humbling 4-1 defeat at the Etihad on Wednesday night, Neville's predictions look to have rung true.