Former England international Phil Neville has spoken of his belief that Manchester United can win the English Premier League football title this season.
United claimed their sixth successive win, beating Liverpool 3-0 Sunday, and now lie third in the standings, eight points behind leaders Chelsea and five adrift of Manchester City.
"Yes, they can. The players believe that they can win the title and so does Louis van Gaal," Neville was quoted as saying by the BBC Tuesday.
Neville, who won six Premier League titles as a player at Old Trafford, was part of the coaching team under David Moyes last season. United ultimately finished in seventh place last season.
Neville said the team spirit shown after last Monday's win at Southampton made him believe Louis Van Gaal's side can triumph.
"It was at the end of the game, when they celebrated with the supporters. Van Gaal went down there, Ryan Giggs (assistant coach) went down there, the goalkeeping coach went down there," he said.
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