{"id":55068,"date":"2025-04-27T15:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55068\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T15:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:25:16","slug":"it-is-a-sobering-day-man-united-icon-gary-neville-admits-liverpools-20th-league-title-will-end-the-debate-over-who-is-englands-most-successful-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55068\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It is a sobering day&#8217;: Man United icon Gary Neville admits Liverpool&#8217;s 20th league title will END the debate over who is England&#8217;s most successful club"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Liverpool will be crowned as English champions today unless they lose to Spurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>That would take Liverpool level with fierce rivals Manchester United on 20 titles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Why Bruno Fernandes is the Premier League Player of the Season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-2941\/robert-summerscales.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROBERT SUMMERSCALES<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  09:14 EDT, 27 April 2025   |  Updated:  10:44 EDT, 27 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/gary-neville\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9f0a4760-2367-11f0-a95b-31f60863792c\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Neville<\/a> has admitted that <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/liverpool\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9f07af50-2367-11f0-a95b-31f60863792c\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a>&#8216;s imminent 20th league title will end the long-running debate over who is England&#8217;s most successful club, and says it is a &#8216;sobering&#8217; moment for everyone associated with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9f07d660-2367-11f0-a95b-31f60863792c\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Liverpool are on the brink of being crowned <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9f0d54a0-2367-11f0-a95b-31f60863792c\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> champions, needing only to avoid defeat against <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tottenham-hotspur\/index.html\" id=\"mol-9f0899b0-2367-11f0-a95b-31f60863792c\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> at Anfield to secure the trophy with four rounds of fixtures still to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Should they complete the job, it would be their second Premier League title but their 20th English top-flight championship overall, drawing them level with\u00a0United.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While United still boast an equal number of domestic league titles, Liverpool&#8217;s superior European record, with six European Cups to United&#8217;s three, will decisively tip the balance, according to Neville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Neville, who made 602 appearances for United during his playing career, also warned that Liverpool pulling level with his old team should act as a wake-up call for those in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking on Sky Sports ahead of Sunday&#8217;s match, a downbeat Neville conceded: &#8216;You have to respect the team that have won the title, they have been the best team.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-35e1e421f6bd34b8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97749515-14652743-Gary_Neville_believes_Man_United_can_no_longer_claim_to_be_Engla-a-21_174576081872.jpeg\" height=\"339\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Gary Neville believes Man United can no longer claim to be England's most successful club\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Gary Neville believes Man United can no longer claim to be England&#8217;s most successful club<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-640278160dab4f09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97749581-14652743-image-a-2_1745759393981.jpg\" height=\"626\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Former player Neville (bottom right) won eight league titles with United, who have 20 in total\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Former player Neville (bottom right) won eight league titles with United, who have 20 in total<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It is one of the great coaching performances we have seen, to come in and not get players, and still achieve this, you have to hand it to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But it is a sobering day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On the wider significance of Liverpool reaching 20 titles, Neville added: &#8216;It is a massive deal. When you think of the importance of a league title, the managers at Liverpool and United always talk about your bread and butter being the league. You could debate the most successful club when United were on 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Obviously Liverpool have more European Cups, but the painful thing to say is the debate is over for a period until United become successful again and win leagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It should cause real tremors at Old Trafford. Liverpool will be the most successful club after today, and that should cause heartache and pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It took a lot to get ahead of Liverpool, and now that will be gone.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Daniel Sturridge also spoke about the emotional significance of the day for Liverpool fans, who were unable to celebrate their last title properly in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sturridge said: &#8216;This is a day they have all been dreaming of. Last time they did not get to celebrate, so to have the fans here and to feel the togetherness is what they want.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-771ad8cd78071f9c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97749615-14652743-image-a-3_1745759509957.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Six-time champions of Europe Liverpool will soon join fierce rivals United on 20 English titles\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Six-time champions of Europe Liverpool will soon join fierce rivals United on 20 English titles<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3d8736962d62516c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97749509-14652743-image-a-20_1745759869144.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ex-striker Daniel Sturridge scored 67 goals in 160 games for Liverpool between 2012 and 2019\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ex-striker Daniel Sturridge scored 67 goals in 160 games for Liverpool between 2012 and 2019<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teamsheet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TS_636_Desktop_Promo_Slim.png\" width=\"636px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On Sunday&#8217;s match itself, Jamie Redknapp insisted Liverpool would not settle for a cautious approach despite knowing that just a point would secure the title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: &#8216;I do not feel this team will play for a draw, especially at home. It feels like it has something at the end of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They (titles) are hard to win and for Liverpool to do it in Slot&#8217;s first year is nothing short of phenomenal.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Arne Slot succeeded Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager last summer and has won 37 of his first 51 matches in charge.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        &#8216;It is a sobering day&#8217;: Man United icon Gary Neville admits Liverpool&#8217;s 20th league title will END the debate over who is England&#8217;s most successful club<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool will be crowned as English champions today unless they lose to Spurs That would take Liverpool level&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5008],"tags":[1121,748,92,393,94,1676,4884,1812,179,98,101,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-55068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-england","8":"tag-arne-slot","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-gary-neville","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-jamie-redknapp","16":"tag-liverpool","17":"tag-manchester-united","18":"tag-premier-league","19":"tag-sport","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114410627066219659","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}