Gary Neville expects Newcastle United and Manchester United to secure UEFA Champions League qualification for next season.
Newcastle boast a nine-point lead over fifth-place Liverpool having played an identical amount of games as Jurgen Klopp's side. Manchester United trail Newcastle by two points but could replace them in third by beating Brighton in their game in hand at the Amex on Thursday night.
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Although Neville doesn't expect either side to stumble during the Premier League run-in, he has warned that there are still "difficult games" ahead.
"They're both in very good positions - Newcastle and Manchester United - and they've deserved it over the season," Neville revealed on his Sky Sports podcast.
"I think they'll go and finish it off but keep going if you are Liverpool. You've got to keep those two teams honest. Newcastle have got Arsenal next week, Manchester United have got Brighton so there's some difficult games to play."
Eddie Howe hasn't been so forthcoming and continues to play down talk Newcastle are over the line. “I trust your maths skills, but I think from my perspective and on behalf of all the players, we want to try to win ever game,” Howe said.
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