Neville: Is Man City charges spotlight seeping into performances?

Neville suggests Manchester City's recent poor form and three-game losing streak may be affected by the mental toll of the Premier League's 114-charge verdict against them.

Gary Neville has questioned whether the ongoing attention surrounding Manchester City's Premier League charges is affecting the team's performances. City were found guilty of 114 serious breaches of financial rules in September, though they deny all charges and have lodged an appeal with no sanctions yet announced.

The club have now lost their last three Premier League matches, including a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, slipping to third place six points behind Arsenal. Neville told NBC Sports that while City must improve tactically and physically, the external pressure cannot be ruled out as a contributing factor.

He suggested the constant media scrutiny and questions from players' families and agents about potential relegation could be creating mental fatigue.

Jamie Redknapp added that he no longer sees City as Arsenal's closest challengers, instead pointing to Brighton as the team most likely to challenge the leaders.