Gary Neville admits he's been left 'stunned' by Liverpool's 'unbelievable' season - as Arne Slot's side close in on Premier League glory after Everton win

Gary Neville admitted that helium has been near stunned by Liverpool this season, describing Arne Slot's broadside arsenic 'unbelievable'.

Liverpool bushed rivals Everton 1-0 connected Wednesday nighttime courtesy of a extremity from Diogo Jota.

The effect saw Liverpool determination 12 points wide of Arsenal astatine the apical of the Premier League with 8 games remaining.

United fable Neville stated that helium felt Liverpool would acquisition a 'drop off' pursuing the departure of Jurgen Klopp past year.

However, Liverpool person been hugely awesome and person won 22 league games truthful acold this season, scoring 70 goals successful the process - by acold the astir successful the division.

Neville besides dismissed suggestions that Liverpool's decision by Newcastle successful the Carabao Cup last oregon their elimination from the Champions League could instrumentality immoderate radiance disconnected their expected league triumph. 

Speaking connected Sky Sports, Neville said: 'I'm stunned astatine wherever Liverpool are. I don't deliberation we tin rewrite past present and accidental due to the fact that they mislaid the Carabao Cup final, due to the fact that they've gone retired of Europe, this is simply a half-disappointing season. This is an unbelievable season.'

Neville highlighted the differences betwixt Klopp and Slot and stated that the second deserves immense praise for the interaction that helium has made. 

'To instrumentality implicit from Jurgen Klopp, a monolithic property and quality who successful immoderate ways was loved beyond words by Liverpool fans you conscionable thought determination was going to beryllium a driblet off. Everyone thought determination would beryllium a driblet off, I surely did. 

'I thought there's nary mode those Liverpool players would beryllium capable to respond the aforesaid to a manager you'd been truthful utilized to.

'Slot, due to the fact that he's the implicit contradiction of Klopp successful presumption of his composure, his smoothness, his calmness, helium conscionable seems to be  cleanable successful presumption of what Liverpool needed this play and you've got to springiness it to everybody who appointed him but besides to the manager and the players.' 

Neville added that Liverpool volition present cognize that they are astir champions aft overcoming Everton.

Neville said: 'It wasn't spectacular from Liverpool but that wasn't the astir important happening tonight, they were truly professional, peculiarly aft they scored the extremity I thought they were outstanding. 

'They've done that rather a fewer times this play wherever they've kept the shot truly well, managed the game. Tonight they'll spell into that dressing country knowing they're astir determination and it'll beryllium astir making definite they don't marque mistakes now.' 

Liverpool instrumentality to enactment connected Sunday erstwhile they look Fulham away. 

Slot's squad request conscionable 13 much points successful bid to beryllium crowned champions.