Gary Neville claims 'Chelsea can win the Premier League title'

Gary Neville is adamant that 'Chelsea can win the Premier League title' this season as he believes they are 'resilient' and 'tough to play against'.

Chelsea secured a 1-0 victory over Brentford on Saturday afternoon to return to the top of the Premier League table. It was Ben Chilwell’s excellent finish on the stroke of half-time and Edouard Mendy's masterclass in goal that earned them the result.

Following the game, Neville said he was impressed with Chelsea's performance and touted them as the potential 2021-2022 Premier League champions.

Speaking after the game, Neville said: 'I think Chelsea can win the title. I know people say City and Liverpool, you can't disagree with that after what they've done over these last three of four years.

'City's performance at Chelsea a couple of weeks ago was incredible. But I do think this Chelsea team are resilient and they're tough to play against.

'I can't think that any team in the league would like to play against them. That was a Chelsea team that had players missing as well, they've got so many players to come back.

'I think they're in with a great shout of winning the title, I really do.'

Antonio Rudiger missed out on the fixture as he came back from the German national squad with a back injury. While defensive partner Thiago Silva was unable to play after traveling back from Brazil.

Meanwhile, Pulisic has been out of action since he suffered an ankle injury with the United States during the international break in September.