GARY NEVILLE believes Arsenal could be left to rue Manchester City's last-gasp equaliser yesterday.
John Stones bundled the ball home in the eighth minute of stoppage time to earn City a 2-2 draw at the Etihad.
The Gunners had clung on to their 2-1 lead for the entire second half with ten men following Leandro Trossard's second yellow card for kicking the ball away.
But they couldn't quite see the task through, finally succumbing to City's dominance.
Neville, 49, has been bullish on Arsenal's title prospects this season.
After seeing them squander their lead late on, however, the former Manchester United star wondered whether he had just witnessed a key moment that could see City land the title again.
Immediately following the final whistle, the Sky Sports pundit recorded his Gary Neville Podcast alongside Peter Drury and Jamie Carragher.
Commenting on where yesterday's game at the Etihad leaves the title race, Neville said: "I backed Arsenal at the start of the season because I just felt as though when a team's hunting you down, eventually they get there, more often than not, when they're getting closer and closer.
"Today felt like a monumental, defining moment in this journey that Arsenal are on, of trying to get to a league title.
"Two seasons ago they quite simply fell apart in the last 10 games, last season they went so close, and then you think, 'right, OK, they're learning, they're maturing.'
"You just think, where will we be in April and May with this game?
"Will we be going back to that final minute, and what happened with the John Stones goal, will we be thinking that City win the title by one point, and that moment determines it?
"It's ridiculous, because there will be dropped points, and there will be mistakes, and there will be lots of victories before the end of the season, but it is that type of situation when you're up against Pep Guardiola, he makes you feel that way."
Addressing Carragher, Drury then responded by bringing up Liverpool - who currently sit above Arsenal in second.
Carra, however, admitted that he believes it's too early for Arne Slot's men to truly contend, and that they will be a little way behind City and Arsenal this season.
Speaking after the game, City star Bernardo Silva was unimpressed with Arsenal's game plan.
The Portuguese star, 30, told told TNT Sports Brazil: "Well, perhaps because Liverpool has already won the Premier League and Arsenal hasn’t.
"Liverpool at that time had also won a UCL, while Arsenal hasn’t.
"Liverpool always faced us head-on, to win matches. From that perspective, our games against Arsenal haven’t been like the matches against Liverpool were, and still are."
