Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville believes that Arsenal will go close to winning the Premier League next season.

The Gunners moved level with Manchester City in second place with a convincing 3-1 win at Hull City, and their first-half performance impressed the former England international, who has sensed a change in the last few weeks.

He told BBC Sport: "That was the best 45 minutes I've seen Arsenal play since the days of Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit (1997-2000). It was a 'wow' performance. They popped the ball about, they had runners in behind, the work-rate, the togetherness, the vision.

"I just thought it was magnificent. I think this is a different Arsenal team. We've seen them play beautiful football before, but that was a winning-big-trophies type of football."

Critics of the North London side insist that they need to sign a new goalkeeper, and Neville also believes that it should be a priority for Arsene Wenger this summer.

He added: "I look at David de Gea and he has won five or six games for Manchester United with important saves. If Arsenal get a keeper in, they can be a championship-winning team."

Arsenal last won the Premier League in 2004.