Gary Neville has told old rivals Liverpool their desperate 21-year wait for the title is set to continue.
The Kop are starting to dream again with Kenny Dalglish back in charge and more than £100million spent on new players this calendar year.
Ex-Manchester United skipper Neville knows all about the longing which comes from such a barren run.
He grew up as a United fan and was coming through the ranks as they ended their own 26-year wait for a title in 1992-3.
And he reckons it has got to the point where Liverpool NEED to win it again - although he does not see it happening this year.
Neville, 36, who hung up his boots last season, said: "Liverpool are getting to that point where they need that success now. The club demands it.
"Going back to 1992-3 you just become very desperate and very wanting. You become needy.
"You feel like it's a goal, it's a challenge, rather than something to get excited about.
"You can see exactly what Kenny Dalglish is trying to do there. He has brought an identity back to the club.
"Whether they can go on and win the title... I'm not sure whether that will happen this season."
Neville predicts his old club United will be battling with regular rivals Chelsea. But he believes Liverpool are one of three clubs who will be waiting to pounce.
He added: "The reality is that the first and second best teams in the country for the last five years have been United and Chelsea.
"City will challenge, there's no doubt about that. But I look at Chelsea and think of them as being the main challengers for five years now.
"And I see no reason why that should change as a lot of the same players are there. For me, I see Liverpool as just ahead of Tottenham."
New Sky Sports pundit Neville also predicts problems for Arsenal if they allow star men Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to quit.
Fabregas is bound for Barcelona while Nasri is wanted by City. He said: "If they lose those players I would be incredibly surprised if they finish inthe top four."
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