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Gary Neville has been made to look foolish after five of his Premier League predictions backfired since he made them at the start of the season.

The Manchester United legend had been asked to name who he thought would win the league, finish in the top four, be overachievers, underachievers, finish as top scorer, be the standout young player and be the one to watch.

He named Manchester City as champions, a prediction on course to come true with Pep Guardiola’s men top of the league by six points.

Neville also predicted Liverpool, Chelsea and United to complete the top four, a scenario that can still happen with the former sides secure in the top three and the Red Devils in the hunt.

But the former United captain will not want to look back on his other predictions, starting with Everton being the overachievers.

“I don’t like the idea of the ex-Liverpool manager going to Goodison Park. But I’ve got no doubt about what he’ll do as a performance,” Neville told Sky Sports in August.

“And I think he will make them have their best season for a long time. I think thy could do what West Ham and Leicester did and get up to that fifth or