Gary Neville compares Jorginho of Arsenal with Manchester United Legend Paul Scholes

Following his Man of the Match performance against Newcastle United, Gary Neville praised Jorginho and compared the Italian to Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes.

By defeating the Magpies 2-0 on Sunday at St. James’ Park, Arsenal put their title hopes back on track.

Before Martin Odegaard scored the game’s first goal and Gabriel Martinelli forced an own goal to seal the victory in the second half, the Gunners withstood an early onslaught.

Arsenal now trails Manchester City in the fight for the championship after blowing leads against Liverpool and West Ham in April.

But Jorginho made the team on Sunday, and the former Chelsea player gave Arsenal’s midfield in the northeast a sense of calm and poise.

And Neville lauded Jorginho for his performance, comparing the midfielder’s play to that of former team-mate Scholes.

‘The reason why Manchester United players and Pep Guardiola have said Paul Scholes is their favourite player was because in moments in the hardest atmosphere in a difficult away game those players are unique,’ Neville told the Gary Neville Podcast.

‘They have the composure, the balance to get the team playing.

‘That’s what Jorginho reminded me of – he was fantastic. Arsenal have gone up a lot in my estimation [on Sunday] as I didn’t expect that. I expected them to fall.

‘Those Manchester City players will go to bed, not panicking, but it’s a little dig in the ribs. They will have wanted a cushion going into the Real Madrid game.’