Neville on top-four race: Can Arsenal rally? It's Spurs' for the taking

Gary Neville has given his verdict on the race to finish in the Premier League's top four, saying a fourth-placed finish is Tottenham's for the taking after the recent struggles of Arsenal and Manchester United.

Tottenham took full advantage of defeats for Arsenal and Manchester United at the weekend with a thumping 4-0 victory at Aston Villa. The results cemented Spurs' position in fourth, taking them three points clear of Arsenal, who do still have a game in hand on their north London rivals.

However, Arsenal have suffered back a dip in form since the international break with back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Brighton, and Neville, speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast, expressed doubts about the Gunners' ability to recover.

And with Manchester United and West Ham also faltering against Everton and Brentford respectively last weekend, it leaves Spurs firmly in the driving seat.

"I never really trusted Arsenal and I did fear for them," Neville said.

"It's three defeats in four now for Arsenal and I said a few weeks ago I didn't trust them fully. The reason behind that was because they needed to prove they could go through a run-in where they were favourites for top four.

"Those doubts are starting to come to the fore."

He added: "I have to say, Tottenham are getting there through the fact they've had a bit of experience in four to five years of getting to the Champions League and basically through the woes of Arsenal and United.

"West Ham have lost this weekend as well [at Brentford] so in some ways it's over to you, Tottenham. They might as well take the Champions League place. Why not? We know they've got an exceptional front two which is now a front three with Kulusevski.

"We know that, but there's still a