Red Devils land 1-0 victory at Burnley and now head to Anfield looking for decisive title victory against Liverpool.
Red Devils land 1-0 victory at Burnley and now head to Anfield looking for decisive title victory against Liverpool.
Manchester United were trading at big odds to win the 2020/21 Premier League title at the beginning of the season, especially after home defeats against Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, the Red Devils have ridden out the storm and put together an excellent run of results which means they now sit three points clear at the top of the Premier League table and they have to be considered as challengers for the title.
William Hill certainly sat up and took notice of Manchester United on Tuesday night after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side claimed a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor, with Paul Pogba’s deflected strike proving to be enough to help the north-west outfit to a maximum haul.
Hills now go 9/2 that United win their first title since the 2012/13 season and their price will shorten further if they manage to get a positive result at Anfield on Sunday, with Solskjaer’s team making the short trip to Merseyside with plenty of confidence that they’ll get a point and maybe three.
While the bookies think that United are viable contenders to win the 2020/21 title, they still regard Manchester City as the most likely winners and Unibet offer a best price 17/20 about Pep Guardiola’s side winning their third crown in the space of four seasons.
Indeed, it might be the case that City’s Manchester rivals are simply keeping top spot warm for their noisy neighbours, with the latter capable of moving to within a point of United if they win both games in hand and they should make short work of Brighton this week.
However, games in hand don’t always equal guaranteed points and City have failed to win seven of their fifteen matches this season, so there’s a chance that further slip-ups could be on the cards here.
Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 last January and made a big statement when it came to winning the 2019/20 Premier League title although there is more pressure on Jurgen Klopp’s side this time around when this fixture arrives on Sunday.
While they’re strong favourites to claim a victory this weekend, you can now get the Reds at 11/4 with 888sport when it comes to their Premier League outright market and that’s the biggest price they have been all season.