Treble winners Manchester City head the Premier League title betting once again and Pep Guardiola's side will be difficult to stop as they look to be crowned champions for the sixth time in seven years.
- Manchester City to win Premier League
- Liverpool in the betting without Manchester City
Classy City To Be Champions Again
There is a saying in betting that you should never ignore the obvious and the case for Manchester City retaining the Premier League title is crystal clear.
City, fresh from winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble last season, are aiming for a fourth domestic title in a row and a sixth in seven years.
Over the past six campaigns, City have recorded point tallies of 100, 98, 81, 86, 93 and 89 which averages out at just over 91 points and it's difficult to see any of their rivals being able to break through the 90-point barrier which is the kind of level required to threaten the champions.
Erling Haaland destroyed Premier League defences last season with 36 top-flight goals and there is more to come from Phil Foden now Ilkay Gundogan has departed.
The decision to switch John Stones to a hybrid defence-midfield role proved a masterstroke and they still possess outstanding midfield talents in Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish.
Complacency seems the biggest danger and that is unlikely with Guardiola the most demanding manager in world football.
MAN CITY TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool will be a threat
Liverpool Best Of The Rest
Liverpool were the last team to successfully fend off City in the 2019-20 season and Jurgen Klopp has done enough over the summer to suggest they can leave last term's fifth-place finish well behind them. The Merseysiders are the pick in the betting without the odds-on favourites.
There is nothing wrong with the Reds in attack. Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo can keep tabs on City, while the midfield has finally gone through a transition with Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai excellent summer signings.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could do something special if he is shifted to midfield and the lack of Champions League football means Liverpool can concentrate on domestic matters.
LIVERPOOL TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
How will Pochettino do at Chelsea?
Inconsistent Rivals Need Improvements
Arsenal, 50-1 for the title this time last season, are getting far more respect in the market and rightly so following their second-place finish and the arrival of Declan Rice.
The Gunners did not react well to being put under pressure last term and the squad still needs beefing up in certain areas, something which could also be said for Newcastle.
Arsenal and Newcastle were fortunate on the injury front last term, but both have the Champions League to contend with which will test out that lack of depth.
Manchester United have made improvements with goalkeeper Andre Onana and midfielder Mason Mount strengthening key areas, but the lack of a central goal threat is an issue.
Chelsea could be anything under new boss Mauricio Pochettino and with so many young players it will be interesting to see how they develop.
Last season's 12th-place finish was too bad to be true, however, and while improvement is almost certain it may be a transition season with inconsistency in results.
