Gary Neville sensationally claims Tottenham relegation 'very good for Premier League'

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Sky Sports pundit and Manchester United icon Gary Neville has delivered his verdict on Tottenham Hotspur's struggles as they look to avoid relegation from the Premier League

Gary Neville believes Tottenham Hotspur's relegation would be "very good for the Premier League". Spurs sit just one point above the bottom three with nine league fixtures remaining.

The Lilywhites' form has plummeted further under interim head coach Igor Tudor, who has lost his first four games in charge. Pressure has increased on the former Juventus and Lazio boss after Tuesday's 5-2 thrashing at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

Tudor is now set to take his side to Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday, with Tottenham potentially finding themselves in the bottom three by that stage if West Ham and Nottingham Forest win their matches beforehand.

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And former Manchester United full-back turned pundit Neville has had his say on The Overlap podcast - sharing his view that Spurs suffering drop could be a good thing for the English top-flight.

He said: "I refuse to predict relegation. I hated it, the idea of seeing a club go down.

"But I must admit seeing Tottenham go down wouldn't be great for Tottenham fans and I think Tottenham are an amazing club, but it would be very good for the Premier League from a competitive perspective and the idea of Leeds staying up, of Sunderland staying up.

"I'll tell you what I was more worried about at the start of the season, that every club which came up was just going straight back down again.

"I think the Premier League doesn't necessarily need Tottenham to go down, but it needs clubs other than the ones that come up to go down.

"It would be sad to go down, but maybe they've had it coming."

Despite sharing his views on Spurs' potential drop into the Championship - the 51-year-old does not believe such a scenerio will materialise for the Lilywhites.

He added: "I don't think they will go down.

"If you're going to make another change, that for me will probably need to be today or tomorrow because you don't wait."