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Gary Neville has boldly claimed that Man Utd will win the Premier League before rivals Liverpool.

The Red Devils finished in a disappointing sixth place last season as Liverpool narrowly missed out on the trophy.

And despite United ending the campaign a whole 31 points behind Jurgen Klopp's side, he feels they are closer to becoming champions again than people think.

Speaking on Sky Bet's Big Debate, Neville said: "I can guarantee you as clear as day, Manchester United will win again. They’ll probably win the league before Liverpool, in my opinion.

"And that’s not being disrespectful, they’ll probably win the league before Liverpool."

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Liverpool are awaiting their first title win since 1990, having never lifted the Premier League crown.

United meanwhile last won the league six years ago, and have been champions on a record 20 occasions.

Their recent misfortune has been a difficult period for the clubs fans, with the club's recruitment strategy coming under scrutiny.

But Neville said it is all part of a 'cycle', and remains convinced that good times lay ahead.

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When asked whether the improvement of other teams bothered him, Neville said: "No it doesn’t concern me.

"It genuinely does not concern me because it can be corrected by a little bit of money on the stadium and good decisions in the boardroom and good decisions in the recruitment department.

"What I’m saying is, Liverpool, City, Tottenham , all these clubs have had poor recruitment policies over the last 25 or 30 years at times.

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"So United are going through one at the moment.

"Eventually they will stumble upon the right recruitment system, the right recruitment people, they’ll get a great manager – hopefully that’s Ole – and they’ll start to win again. That’s going to happen."

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher then teased that United wouldn't win a European Cup before Liverpool, and Neville responded: "Maybe not, but I think they’ll win a league before Liverpool.

"They’re more ripe, they’re closer than you think and it’s not as bad as you think. That’s always the way it is."