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Gary Neville has admitted that Liverpool have proved him wrong with the way they dealt with the absences of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Reds were expected to seriously suffer while their star duo were away starring for Senegal and Egypt respectively but have instead went unbeaten after their temporary departures.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have continued that stunning form since their return, which has prompted an unexpected title challenge, closing the gap on leaders Manchester City to just three points.

The January signing of Luis Diaz has seriously boosted Klopp’s attacking options, with the Colombian starring alongside Salah and Mane to fire Liverpool on their title charge.

Liverpool last dropped points in the top-flight at the start of January when they drew at Chelsea, the last game Salah and Mane played before flying out to Cameroon.

That is not a turn of form that Neville saw coming, with the former Manchester United captain admitting that he was wrong to predict the title race was won.

“You think about where they were, AFCON, Salah and Mane going away for a month, I thought that City would be out of sight,” Neville told Sky Sports on Monday Night Football.

“You thought City were going to win the league at a canter and they’ve not done.

“That’s