Neville claims Gunners star is ‘second best in the world’ in ‘big problem for Liverpool’
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has claimed that Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber is now the second best player in the world in the position.
The Gunners are enjoying a brilliant season so far with Mikel Arteta’s side currently three points clear at the top of the Premier League after overhauling Liverpool at the top.
Arsenal are also three victories out of three in the Champions League after beat Spanish giants Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium earlier this week.
Timber, who signed for Arsenal from Ajax in 2023, missed the majority of his first season at the club due to an ACL injury he picked up on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest.
The Netherlands international has impressed in 2024/25 making 48 appearances across all competitions and Timber have really come into their own this season, earning plaudits from fans and pundits alike.
Neville, who played in place of Timber, believes the Arsenal right-back is now only second to Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal in the world in his position.
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Former Man Utd defender Neville says The overlap: “What I was thinking last night watching Arsenal, I was watching Lewis-Skelly, obviously Timber played, you have Ben White and Calafiori, I thought all Arsenal full-backs are better than Liverpool, all four of them, it’s a big problem for Liverpool.
“Timber is the best fullback in the league right now.
“I think Timber is almost, in my mind I would classify as being… Do you know the guy that plays for Real Madrid? Carvajal. To me, he’s the best. And I think Timber is the closest to him right now, I see, in terms of being able to do this and that, doing the forward side pretty well, but he definitely cuts everything out on his side.”
When asked earlier this month if Timber was one of the most underrated players in the Premier League, Arsenal boss Arteta replied: “I don’t know because I rate him a lot. So I don’t know how people rate him, but, hopefully, a lot.”
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“When you talk about a total player, he has almost all the qualities you would expect from a defender.”
Neville also brought up Gyokeres, who scored twice in their big win over Atletico Madrid in midweek, and wondered if the Sweden international would score in the big moments.
The Man Utd legend added: “He’s going to score 20 goals but in games and moments that aren’t really big goals.
“He’s going to contribute a lot. I think he’s doing a good job up there.”