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1. Odds For Man City To Win Premier League 2018 Rosters
2. Odds For Man City To Win Premier League 2018 Results

The 2017-18 Premier League campaign was one without a whole lot of drama. Manchester City got off to a rip-roaring start and never looked back. By the time the calendar flipped to November, it looked as though Pep Guardiola’s men had the league title on layaway. In the end, City wound up winning the league with a whopping 100 points, 19 better than second-place Manchester United. Liverpool, who finished fourth, wound up 25 points adrift of the champions.

Considering Manchester City made it through an entire 38-game campaign with just 2 losses all year, it is safe to say they entered the offseason without a whole lot on the to-do list. Fresh off of one of the most dominant seasons in the history of English soccer, why would Guardiola feel the need to make a bunch of changes?

With the World Cup now over and done with, soccer fans around the world will now be looking ahead to the upcoming domestic campaigns. Will City accomplish the rare feat of winning back-to-back titles in the English top flight, or will a challenger seize the throne?

City Are Favorites

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, City will enter the upcoming campaign as heavy favorites to repeat their title. Here are the full odds to win the Premier League next season:

• Manchester City -160
• Liverpool +450
• Manchester United +650
• Chelsea +1400
• Tottenham Hotspur +1600
• Arsenal +2500
• Everton +20000
• Leicester City +25000
• Wolverhampton Wanderers +25000
• West Ham United +40000
• Burnley +50000
• Newcastle United +50000
• Southampton +50000
• Crystal Palace +75000
• Bournemouth +100000
• Brighton & Hove Albion +100000
• Fulham +100000
• Huddersfield Town +100000
• Watford +100000
• Cardiff City +200000

As you can see, the odds drop off considerably after Arsenal at +2500. Leicester City shocked the world by coming out of nowhere to win the league 3 years ago, and the Foxes are once again a long shot way down at +25000. Barring another miraculous run, the 2018-19 Premier League season will likely come down to one of the big 6 clubs at the top.

Speaking of Leicester, Manchester City just completed the signing of perhaps the most influential figure in the Foxes’ aforementioned title run a few years back. Algerian international Riyad Mahrez made the switch to the defending league champions earlier in July for a reported fee of £60 million.

Did City need Riyad Mahrez? Of course not. This is just a case of the rich getting richer. Mahrez was the star at Leicester, but at City he will fall back and serve as one of the many star-caliber players Guardiola will deploy on a weekly basis. You might even wonder what kind of role Mahrez will serve in an attack that already includes high-profile wingers like Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane and a central midfield of Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Bernardo Silva and others.

The list of departures from the City squad this summer features no big names other than Yaya Toure. Toure was instrumental in leading the club to a couple of titles several years ago, but the 35-year-old had seen his role diminished once Guardiola took over 2 years ago. The Ivory Coast international has yet to sign with a new club since leaving Manchester.

With all of the key players from last season likely coming back, it’s incredibly tough to make the case that City won’t be right there again at the top of the table at season’s end. Barring complacency setting in or a rash of unfortunate injuries, Manchester City will be incredibly tough to beat.

Liverpool Lurking

As you can see in the odds, Liverpool are set to enter this season with higher expectations than they have had in a number of years. Jurgen Klopp’s side finished fourth in the league last season, but more impressively the Reds managed to breeze their way to the UEFA Champions League Final. Liverpool were beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid in a game that featured a couple of atrocious goalkeeping errors, but just getting that far was still a feat.

Klopp has been aggressive on the transfer market this summer with the clear goal of closing the gap between his side and Guardiola’s. The two managers have a rivalry going back to their days in Germany when Klopp managed at Borussia Dortmund with Guardiola at Bayern Munich. Guardiola has been able to accomplish plenty during his managerial career, but Klopp hasn’t been easy on him.

In fact, Liverpool were the first team to beat City in the league last season with a stirring 4-3 triumph at Anfield in January. After that, the two sides would go on to meet in the quarterfinal round of Champions League, where Liverpool again came out victorious. The Reds picked up a 3-0 win at Anfield in the first leg before registering a 2-1 win at the Etihad a week later, thwarting City’s European hopes.

Liverpool haven’t spent a ton of money on the transfer market in years past, but big money from their Champions League run as well as the hefty fee they received from Barcelona in exchange for Philippe Coutinho in January have helped fund a summer spending spree. The team has spent well over £100 million to secure the rights to goalkeeper Alisson Becker, defensive midfielder Fabinho and attacking winger Xherdan Shaqiri. The Reds will also welcome midfielder Naby Keita to the side after purchasing him from RB Leipzig last summer.

The primary loss for the club has been German defensive midfielder Emre Can, who made a move to Juventus. Can was a solid player for the Reds, but the additions of Fabinho and Keita will offset his departure.

The Reds are reportedly done with big-money moves this summer, but that remains to be seen. Liverpool had success against City last season using a devastating 3-man attack featuring Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. All 3 will be back this season along with a (hopefully) improved defense featuring Alisson in goal and led by stalwart central defender Virgil Van Dijk.

European glory is certainly a priority, but it’s obvious that Klopp wants to build a side capable of keeping up with City. The talent gap between the two sides has clearly shrunk over the summer, and Liverpool will be hungry to win a league title for the first time since the 1980s. At +450 to win the Premier League, Liverpool make for an excellent profit potential play.

Red Devils, Blues, Spurs

Last season’s respective second- (Manchester United) and third-place (Tottenham Hotspur) finishers find themselves with the third- and fifth-best odds to win the title next season. Chelsea, who slogged their way to an underwhelming fifth-place finish under now-departed manager Antonio Conte, have the fourth-best odds to reclaim their place at the top.

Conte was replaced by former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri, and the Italian manager brought highly-rated midfielder Jorginho to Stamford Bridge along with him. That said, there is still a lot that has yet to be decided. Chief among the concerns moving forward is what will happen with the Belgian tandem of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois.

With Cristiano Ronaldo having been sold to Juventus, Real Madrid are actively searching for a replacement. They could do far worse than Hazard, who said after the World Cup ended that it may be time for him to move on from Chelsea in search of a new challenge. The player reportedly has major interest in a move to Spain, and Los Blancos will certainly be aggressive in their pursuits if the decide they want the player. They also have interest in Courtois as they seek to move on from incumbent keeper Keylor Navas.

Losing one or both players would leave Sarri with some holes to fill. If they manage to keep the Belgians, I would expect a bounce-back season from the Blues. However, until we see what transpires, there’s no use in placing a wager on them to win the league at +1400. The team we see now may look quite different from the one that hits the pitch in August.

United and Spurs have also been quiet on the transfer front. Tottenham have not made a single notable change, though star striker Harry Kane may be another player attracting the attention of Real Madrid. Potentially losing the English captain would obviously put a dent in Mauricio Pochettino’s short-term title hopes.

Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho has gone on the record more than once saying that big-money expenditures aren’t the path to success this summer for his squad. United have spent a ton of money since Mourinho arrived, bringing in high-profile names like Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and a host of others. So far, United don’t have much success in the league to show for it.

United have signed Brazilian central midfielder Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk for £59 million, with right back Diego Dalot also having come over from FC Porto. The lone departure of note thus far is left back Daley Blind, who was unceremoniously sold to Ajax. There have been murmurs that Pogba could be on his way out after struggling in his first couple of seasons back at Old Trafford, but we have heard nothing concrete on the matter as of yet. So, we can only assume the World Cup champion will be back next season.

On paper, United have an absolutely stacked squad with world-class players all over the pitch. We haven’t even mentioned Spanish keeper David De Gea, who may well be the best in the world right now. Despite all of the talent, however, Mourinho insists on playing a conservative, defensive style that does not properly utilize all of the quality attackers he has at his disposal. Unless something changes in his philosophy, it’s hard to imagine United getting past the likes of City and Liverpool, who play with much more aggressiveness and free-flowing styles.

There is some value in betting on United at +650, but I’d much rather take Liverpool at +450.

Long Shots?

Will Leicester have another Cinderella run in store? It’s looking doubtful, especially with the loss of Mahrez to City. Jamie Vardy is still here, and the team is certainly capable of finishing in the top-half of the table, but their ceiling appears capped without Mahrez in the picture.

What about Arsenal? The North London side have finally moved on from manager Arsene Wenger after 22 years, and he’s been replaced at the helm by ex-Paris St. Germain boss Unai Emery. Unlike some of their English rivals, the Gunners have been busy on the market. Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Per Mertesacker have each left the club, while goalkeeper Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen), central defender Sokratis (Borussia Dortmund), and defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira (Sampdoria) have been signed.

The new players will join the likes of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who came over from Dortmund in the January window. The Gunners floundered under Wenger last season, but the club’s brass is optimistic that the appointment of Emery as well as a host of new faces will help rejuvenate what was once one of England’s most consistent sides. At +2500, I kind of like the idea of taking a flier on Arsenal. Having lost Alexis to United last winter hurts, but there is still plenty to like in the remaining talent.

Everton are a side that hasn’t factored much into the title discussion in a very long time. The Toffees managed to rebound late last season after a disastrous start to the campaign, but there isn’t enough talent here to make anyone think they can mount a serious challenge to the likes of City, Liverpool, Spurs or United at the top. So far, Everton haven’t done enough business in terms of transfers to change that.

In the end, it looks as though the Premier League title in 2019 will come down to one of the top 6 – Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea or Arsenal. The Gunners and Blues are clearly on the outside looking in at this point, though a bounce-back season from both London-based clubs should be expected with a couple of new, refreshing managers now in the fold.

With all the revamping they’ve done this summer, Liverpool look like the side most equipped to deal with City’s all-star squad. Fortifying the defense and finally acquiring a worthy goalkeeper should go a long way to curing what has ailed the club for the last several seasons. With that aforementioned high-octane attack, LFC look like the real deal here. I’ll rank my favorite bets to win the 2018-19 Premier League as follows:

1. Liverpool +450
2. Manchester City -160
3. Tottenham Hotspur +1600
4. Manchester United +650
5. Arsenal +2500
6. Chelsea +1400

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Man City – Manchester United: Little match coming up this weekend. The Manchester derby? Yeah, you might’ve heard of it (start time 11:30am ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com).

It’s a Pep Guardiola and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rubber match between the top team in the league and their second-place chasers, United 14 points back of City with 11 matches left this season.

The bosses have matched up seven times so far, including a scoreless draw in December at Old Trafford and City’s 2-0 win in the same venue during the League Cup semifinal on Jan. 6.

But United had won three-of-five meetings with City at the outset of Solskjaer’s tenure as Red Devils boss.

If City wins, they’ll hold a 17-point lead with only 30 more points left for United to claim this season.

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Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Manchester derby this Saturday with team news, odds, stream link, and more.

Team news: Man City – Manchester United (INJURY REPORT)

Man City

OUT: Nathan Ake (other)

Manchester United

OUT: Paul Pogba (thigh), Juan Mata (other), Anthony Martial (knee), Phil Jones (knee), Donny van de Beek (other), David De Gea (personal reasons), Edinson Cavani (undisclosed).

Your derby day line-up! 💙

XI Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Stones, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus

SUBS Steffen, Walker, Aguero, Laporte, Bernardo, Torres, Mendy, Fernandinho, Foden

⚽️ @HaysWorldwide

🔷 #ManCity https://t.co/axa0klD5repic.twitter.com/WoCMpCLUdu

— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 7, 2021

The 185th Manchester derby: coming 🔜

Odds For Man City To Win Premier League 2018 Rosters

In the red corner… 🔴#MUFC#MCIMUN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 7, 2021

Odds For Man City To Win Premier League 2018 Results

Odds and ends (full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet)

Manchester United are heavy underdogs at +500 for a win and +300 for a draw. City will pay -182 if it keeps its winning streak alive.

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Prediction

Is this where the massive City winning streak ends? Maybe, but the unbeaten run would seem a bridge too far for United. It’s a little bit of straw grasping, but City’s incredible defense has allowed a goal in three of its last five matches. So maybe Dean Henderson stands on his head, Harry Maguire put his on a set piece, and United collects a point. But also probably not, unless Paul Pogba is ready to go. Man City 2-1 Manchester United.

How to watch Man City – Manchester United: stream and start time

Kickoff: 11:30am ET Sunday

TV Channel: NBCSN

Stream: Online via NBCSports.com

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