Gary Neville makes 'painful' admission that Man Utd's reign as England's most successful club is over with Liverpool's 20th Premier League title set to 'cause tremors & heartache' at Old Trafford

Liverpool need just a point against Tottenham on Sunday to be crowned Premier League champions, for what would be their 20th league title, and would make them, inarguably, the most successful team in the country. Neville, of course, played a key role in helping United take the mantle of the most successful club when it came to league title wins, and he believes the Red Devils should be devastated that they are set to be matched.

Liverpool's task on Sunday is made all the easier by the fact that Spurs are 16th in the Premier League table, and Neville expects them to be crowned champions at the earliest opportunity. And he hopes that it sparks some serious self-reflection at Old Trafford. Ahead of Sunday's fixtures, United were 15th, just one point ahead of Spurs.

Neville was asked about the importance of Liverpool winning their 20th title, and told Sky: "It's a massive deal. When you think of the league title and the importance of the league title, you think of the great managers that Liverpool have had in Shankly and Paisley, Kenny Dalglish, Joe Fagan, and at United as well, talking about the importance of your bread and butter being the league title. The accolade of the most successful club, you could debate it, maybe when Manchester United were on 20 titles and obviously Liverpool do have more European Cups but once Liverpool get level with Manchester United, the painful thing to say is that unfortunately the debate is over until Manchester United become successful again and win leagues.

"It should cause real tremors over at Old Trafford, the idea that Liverpool, which is obviously a great football club and now the most successful club and will be after today, in English football, that really should cause heartache and pain. It took a lot to get ahead of Liverpool, they were miles ahead when Sir Alex Ferguson took over."

Liverpool will hope to start a party with a win over Spurs, while United face Athletic Club in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in midweek.