Football: Is Blue the New Red in Manchester?
Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure from the helm of the mighty Manchester United and the quite real possibility that the club would also be without Wayne Rooney were obvious factors in online bookmakers not placing United at the top of the Premier League betting market as the season got under way. A few weeks in and, not only will those who managed to get 5/2 on the champions - when Manchester City and Chelsea were a little shorter at 9/4 - be wishing they had kept their powder dry for a match or three, but backers of the ‘other’ would-be contenders from London will be rubbing their hands. David Moyes’ first season in charge of the worldwide football giant hasn’t got off to a great start - after the opening five matches they have a measly seven points (level with Swansea, Stoke, Newcastle and theoretical whipping boys Hull), trailing City, Chelsea and old rivals Liverpool by three points. But these last-named aren’t heading the table, the co-leaders being Arsenal and Tottenham on a healthy looking 12 points.
Manchester City remain favourites at 15/8 which, after their 4-1 derby demolition of United this weekend, might not be as short as it looks. Chelsea are 3/1, the 5/2 for Manchester United has now lengthened to 9/2, and Arsenal and Tottenham are available through gambling4mobiles at around 13/2 and 11/1 respectively.
A few interesting bets at this early stage (and thus needing to be considered with some caution) are Arsenal to finish in the top three (11/8), Hull to stay up (4/6) and Robin van Persie to end the season as top goalscorer (11/4).
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