Gary Neville explains how Rafa Benitez and Brendan Rodgers might consider "helping Liverpool"

Gary Neville believes that former Liverpool leaders Rafael Benitez and Brendan Rodgers will have very different approaches to next week's matches, which have a significant influence on the Premier League race.

Benitez's Newcastle is resuming its former camp at St James's Park on Saturday night, while Rodgers' Leicester will visit Manchester City next Monday after beating Arsenal 3-0.

Liverpool are now one point behind City of the race after Sergio Aguero gave his team a 1-0 win over Burnley on Sunday, and a loss to Newcastle would mean that City would win the championship if he beat Leicester.

And Neville said the approaches of the bosses would be fascinating.

"I think in the next two games they are former leaders of Liverpool," said Neville on Sky Sports.

"Rafa Benitez, I think, will want to do some work on Liverpool, on Jurgen Klopp, a resilient and stubborn victory 0-0, 1-0.

"I think Brendan Rodgers will want to go to City and make sure that, tactically, he matches Pep Guardiola, and that he will show he can compete at that level.

"He will give his players that night a clever game system and he will want to compete against him.

"I think the two managers in the next two games will really want to put a point on both teams that they play, and I think this race will continue until the last day because of that.

"Both teams are going to win, I think, but there could still be a shock … I'm still waiting for one of them to lose points!"