The club captain told MUTV: "The most disappointing result for us was probably Newcastle at home. "You can always go to Liverpool and lose...even in seasons gone by when we've won the league, we've sometimes lost there.

"You never really accept it and you're always disappointed but those games you can lose, away to Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.

"It's the game at home against Newcastle where we're probably drifting behind a little bit on the two points dropped but I'm sure we've got time to make that up."

Asked if Liverpool will be a serious threat in the title race this season, Neville added: "I hope not, but we don't know yet, do we? They've started well. They've had some good results - they beat us which was obviously disappointing and gave them some confidence.

"But it's a long season. We know the champions will come from Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea or ourselves.

"It's a case of who puts the most consistent run together. If we win our game in hand, then we'll only be three points behind the leaders so we're still in contention."