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Will either of them be able to string together some form to try and at least put pressure on Manchester United, or is the title race all but done? The winner of the 888Sport promotion this week will get the two VIP tickets to the Etihad and behind the main prize, there are also four runners up free bets to take as well. The second placed customer in the draw will receive a free £100 bet from the bookmaker, 3rd place takes a £75 free bet, 4th place a £50 bet and 5th place a £25 free bet.

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It apparently, if news reports are all correct,  doesn’t take too much to get Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini angry. So furious was he after his side slumped to a recent 3-1 defeat at St Marys against Southampton, pretty much handing the Premier League title to rivals Manchester United, that he refused to go into the dressing room afterwards. So now there is reason for Mancini to be very angry if he takes a quick look at online bookmaker Skybet in the Next Premier League Manager To Go market, as it is he who is the man favoured next to go this season. There could be justifiable reasons for him to do so as well. The performances of the reigning champions have all been a bit flat and they haven’t captured any of their swagger from their title winning season.

An early exit from the Champions League, with failure to even take the consolation prize of a place in the Europa League, was a bitter blow for them. So their European adventures have ended and so have, more likely than not, their hopes of retaining the Premier league title. Their only hope remains in the FA Cup at the moment to get some silverware on the board, but will even  that at the end of the season be enough for the City board to keep their faith in Mancini? Some poor signings, like Javi Garcia have really failed to push City on to the next level, indeed they look as if they have slipped back a little from last season. Of course the big lure of the Champions League, not just entering it, but winning it is what could influence whether Mancini stays or not. He simply hasn’t produced in Europe.

Roberto Mancini is now 5/2 favourite to be the next Premier League manager to get the sack this season. That is actually the same price as no 4th manager to leave, after the Premier League lost Mark Hughes, Roberto Di Matteo and Nigel Adkins this term. There really is not anyone else in the hunt, with interim Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez the next serious option behind the italian at 9/1. But in the mix also, and someone that in general the bookies are a bit split over, is West Ham’s Sam Allardyce. Big Sam has been told to secure Premier League survival before thinking about signing a new contract. So there is pressure on him, and bookies have reacted by trimming the odds on him being the next to go.

But realistically, it could be a matter of Roberto Mancini or no-one for the rest of the season, with just around a dozen games or so to go. The relegation threatened teams are unlikely to make changes at this point of the season, and Chelsea will probably ride out what they have got until the summer. The chasers of European spots are unlikely to rock the boat too much either, so that really does leave Mancini in the firing line.

Next Manager To Go Betting Market at online bookmaker Skybet
No 4th manager to leave 5/2, Roberto Mancini 5/2, Sam Allardyce 4/1, Rafael Benitez 9/1, Paul Lambert 12/1, Roberto Martinez 16/1, Martin Jol 33/1

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Does the destination of the Premier League title look done and dusted? Manchester United are sitting top of the Christmas table, four points clear of defending champions Manchester City. Since climbing to the top of the table, the Red Devils have been strong favourites to go on and reclaim their title. Online bookmaker Bet365 have the Red Devils installed as 8/15 favourites at the moment to go on and take the title. However, there is of course great history linked between the team top of the table at Christmas and the eventual league winners. This is because the season is half done and anyone holding an advantage at this point is naturally a strong front runner.

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But what does history say? What are the stats surrounding Christmas leaders? The team who have been sitting top of the league at Christmas has gone on to win the league the same season just nine times out of 20 seasons. So that is less than a 50% shot on United winning the 2012/13 Premier League. It means that the above listed price on the Red Devils is not tremendous value at all.

United’s strike rate
In Premier League history, United have been the Christmas leaders six times and have converted four of those occasions into league titles. Manchester City did it last season in a last gasp effort from Sergio Aguero, taking the title after being Christmas number one. That was the third season in a row that the Christmas leaders had taken the title. Will there be a fourth this term? The thing in United’s favour is that they are generally specialists when it comes to the busy month of December. Not including this season United have won 19 of 25 matches played in the Premier League during the month of December since the 2007/08 season. Only Arsenal can match United’s points haul of December points (59pts). Another thing about United’s festive history is that they have won seventeen and lost just one of their last 20 Boxing Day fixtures (winning the last eight in a row). Christmas consistency could get United out of sight come the New Year.

City the only side to mount a challenge?
So while the odds are short on the Red Devils converting, is it worth looking at value beyond Manchester United? Of course. In the final round of matches before Christmas, Man City cut a six point deficit down to just four as they secured a late three points against a resilient Reading, and United were held to a draw by Swansea. Manchester City are trading at good value of 2/1 with online bookmaker Bet365 in Premier League outright winner odds. This does represent value as the Citizens have shown tremendous resilience this season, pulling points out of the bag. There is still room for improvement though and they could push off on a very good run. They have it in them. They simply are value because they are highly likely to be the only other side in with a shot at the title come the end of the season. City have won 13 of 27 fixtures in December since the 2007/08 season and have won four and drawn one of their last five Boxing Day fixtures.

Long shots Chelsea and beyond
Falling further back out in the Premier League winner odds are Chelsea who are at long odds of 12/1 with online bookmaker Bet365. Rafa Benitez’s men really don’t look that much of a threat to muscle their way into the Manchester monopoly. All three of Chelsea’s league titles have come when they have been leading at Christmas, and with them being eleven points off the lead despite being in third place this time around, a Chelsea renaissance looks highly unlikely. That is about the sum of all your Premier League outright winner betting odds really, with the challenges of Arsenal, Everton and Spurs ranging out from 66/1 to 200/1.

Boxing Day Stats
Man United: Have won eight in a row now, losing just one of their last twenty,winning seventeen of them
Man City: Have taken four wins and a draw from their last five PRemier League Boxing Day fixtures
Chelsea: Have taken three wins and four draws of their last seven Boxing Day matches. They have drawn the last four in a row

Premier League Outright winner odds at online bookmaker Bet365
Man United 8/15, Man City 2/1, Chelsea 12/1, Arsenal 66/1, Tottenham 175/1, Everton 200/1, Liverpool 60/1

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Premier League Champions Manchester City swing into more pre-season action on Tuesday, with an away match against German opposition. The match is being played at the Tivoli Neu Stadium in Austria. The premier League title holders square off against Dynamo Dresden, as they look to start sharpening their claws ahead of the defence of their title. Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini signed a new deal with the club after guiding them to their first league success in 44 years, but the critics are already warning City that the defence of their title could be harder than than winning it. City will of course also get another crack at the Champions League after failing to make it past the group stage in their first venture in the competition last season. They should be a bigger force to be reckoned with and they have been linked with big summer transfer targets like Arsenal’s Robin van Persie. Manchester City lost their first pre-season friendly, as they went down 1-0 away against Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal in Austria.

Naturally there are no panic buttons to be pressed yet after the defeat, but there were a crop of senior players in attendance for the match. Carlos Tevez took part after his announcement that he was totally settled at Manchester City, while striker Mario Jelavic, on trial with City got a run out in the second half of the game. So no-one is quite sure just yet, what the final City squad will be when it comes to the start of the Premier League. There are still major transfer rumours circling about Tevez leaving the club, along with Edin Dzeko who are both apparently being targeted by AC Milan as replacements for the departing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. So the building continues for Manchester City with a match against Dynamo Dresden on Tuesday.

Dynamo Dresden are in the second tier of German football, finishing in mid-table there last season with a decent goals haul, but with a terrible defence. So the pre-season is all about getting match fit more than anything, but we should see Man City turning up the pace a little bit, because they were extremely lack-lustre going forward against Al Hilal.

Man City v Dynamo Dresden Betting Odds at Online Bookmaker Bet Victor
Man City 2/9, Draw 22/5, Dynamo Dresden 8/1

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One of the best football bets of the Premier League season, would have been backing Manchester City while they were 2-1 down in their final match of the season against QPR. This is the beauty of live in play betting summed up in big numbers. Punters who went and got money down on a dramatic City comeback, reportedly cost Ladbrokes over £4 million in payouts. Bookmakers are now dubbing Sergio Aguero’s 95^th minute winner, the goal which clinched not only three points but the Premier League title, as the most expensive goal in Premier League history.

William Hill and Coral also stated huge losses because of Aguero’s late show, with William Hill, saying that they were hurt by losses amounting to “seven figures”. Around the 90 minute mark on Sunday, with City losing and United ahead at Sunderland, Ladbrokes offered City at 12/1 to win the Premier League title. Naturally optimistic punters jumped on that, and bookies were left reeling when Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero got those late, late goals. Further to that, before kick off, Ladbrokes have offered 2,500/1 that City would score two injury time goals. Any punter who had a crack at that will have been jumping for joy.

Just to paint a bigger picture here, the cost of Aguero’s goal went a lot deeper than title odds and match odds. City would have been heavily backed in accumulators which would have been losing until that 95^th minute spectacular and accumulators pay out big for small stakes. So that would have hurt bookmakers a lot. Ladbrokes took well over 1,500 in play bets with the title odds changing so much during the final 90 minutes of action. They couldn’t have predicted the dramatic late burst at the Etihad Stadium.

Online bookmaker BetFred had already lost a fortune when they prematurely paid out on Manchester United winning the title when they were eight points clear in April. So the bookie lost again in the dramatic last five minutes at the Etihad Stadium. While City fans were cheering a new dawn in Manchester, it was certainly the bookies who were really left feeling blue.  

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Manchester City v QPR Odds at BetFred
Man City 1/7, Draw 8/1, QPR 18/1

Well, there are big connotations about this match, both at the top and the bottom of the league. The primary focus on this match has been all about Manchester City, and whether or not they can finish off their second chance to win the Premier League. The destiny of Roberto Mancini’s men is in their own hands, as they simply need to win here and they will be lifting the title, regardless of what Manchester United do. While the Citizens go into the match level on points with United, they have a superior goal difference of eight, which is unlikely to be overturned. To their huge credit, after looking out of the title, City have strung together a fantastic run of form, taking out both Manchester United and Newcastle in back to back game. They may just have the winning mentality after all, and the triumph away at Newcastle was perhaps the turning point. It came straight after beating Manchester United for a second time this season, and with City’s shaky away form and against a high flying Magpies, City turned in a professional performance, proving that their heads are in the right place.

City have gotten back to their best since a defeat against Arsenal on April 8^th. That was the match when it all seemed to have gotten away from them. However, with five straight wins on the bounce, City have capitalised on an unfamiliar choke from the Red Devils. City have rattled off fifteen goals and have conceded just one in their last five matches. They have hit their stride again after a sticky patch, and Mancini has made tactical decisions which has won him crucial matches, like bringing on Nigel de Jong and pushing Yaya Toure forward against Newcastle. That was the game-breaking change in a match City had to win. So now, they host QPR to win the Premier League title. It was 44 years when City last won the league (back in 1968) and the runners up then were Manchester United. Back in November, City squeezed out a 3-2 win away at Loftus Road against QPR, the hero on the day then? Yaya Toure, popping up with the winner. You have to feel that City will pull out the stops here to get the title wrapped up. It is not as if they have been jittery at home or anything, winning seventeen, drawing one and losing none. Fifty two goals they have amassed at home, averaging 2.9 goals per game, and conceding 0.55 on home soil. City haven’t conceded a goal in the first fifteen minutes of any matches this season, just one in the first half hour of a match. That is strong start, the foundation upon which they have built so many wins.

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But Premier League survival is what is at stake for Mark Hughes and his visiting QPR. A point will be enough to keep them in the division next season, as they start two points ahead of 18^th placed Bolton (but QPR have a superior goal difference which won’t be overhauled by the Trotters). So can QPR get the point they need, and throw a lifeline back to Manchester United in the title race? A defeat at the Etihad Stadium would leave the R’s open to relegation. They will be heavy underdogs of course, not only because of City’s home record, but because of their own away form. Rangers have only won three matches away from home this season and are without a win in 12 on the road. They have done marvellously at Loftus Road during the run in, rattling off five straight wins including victories of Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs to keep their survival hopes high. But mixed in between all that, has been away defeat after away defeat. Rangers have lost the last six away matches in a row now, and that is where they are hurting. They will battle to the end, in the hopes of causing one final twist, but City should have the desire, creativity and technical ability to overpower them.

Man City v QPR Prediction: We are playing stats here, City have a league leading 52 points at home this season, QPR have the league’s worst tally of just 11 eleven away points this season. Simple maths, City should win this and win well. But it is probably going to be a little nervy given what is at stake. Therefore, a conservative Man City 2 Goal Winning Margin for 3/1 looks good at Bet365.

Monday, April 30th, will bring about the bit Premier League title clash at the Etihad stadium, as Mancehster City v Manchester United betting takes centre stage. This could be the make or break moment for Roberto Mancini’s challengers after being given a second chance following United’s championship wobbles. The Manchester derby is set up to be the big highlight of the season. Highly rated online bookmaker Bet365 is rolling out the betting red carpet for the big match, as they are giving punters the chance to get a free bet on Man City v Man Utd betting.

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Can the Red Devils hold on to their three point lead at the top of the table? Remember they suffered a huge 6-1 defeat at home against the Citizens earlier in the season. So they have some revenge to enact on their bitter rivals. At least a point for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men should secure them the league title with just two matches to play after the big Derby. A win for City however, would send them to the top of the table on goal difference. So who has the strength and mental toughness to round out the season in this thrilling title race?

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Here we take a look at some of the best Manchester City v Manchester United free bets and betting promotions around. Manchester City v Manchester United is going to be one of the biggest highlights of the weekend, and naturally online bookmakers are jostling for position to attract the most punters. This is one of those betting feeding frenzies, which leads to a host of great football betting promotions to take advantage of. With the Premier League title on the line in Manchester City v Manchester United betting on Monday, April 30^th, the fireworks that are likely to go off in the game can be matched by picking up extra bonuses and free bets for your football betting on the big game.

Bet365 Free Bet
Popular online bookmaker Bet365 have a great Free Bet offer running for the big Manchester derby. This is a tremendous offer for your Manchester City v Manchester United betting. Place a pre-match bet on the game, and get a Man City v Man United Free Bet in return. How this works, is that you place a pre-match bet, and then when kick off comes and you place a Live In-Play bet, if that first Live In-Play bet loses, then Bet365 will refund that lost stake to the value of your largest pre-match bet (up to the maximum of £50). So there is a Free Live In-Play betting awaiting punters at Bet365. The bookie offers a free £200 bet for new customers registering an account with them.

BetFred Double Delight
BetFred have gone with their Double Delight/Hat-trick Heaven promotion for their Manchester City v Manchester United betting. With this, you back a First Goalscorer, and if that selection is successful for you, if that same player then goes on to score a second goal at any time in the match, BetFred will double your initial First Goalscorer stake. The offer gets even better, because if a successful First Goalscorer selection nets a hat-trick in the game, then you would be paid out at treble the initial odds. So there is fantastic coverage on the big match’s First Goalscorer market with BetFred. The popular bookie offers a free £50 bet for new customers registering an account with them.

Paddy Power Wayne Rooney Free Bet
Online bookmaker Paddy Power are sticking with Wayne Rooney for their free bet offer in Man City v Man Utd betting. They will be hoping that the England striker will be shut out by the City defence, because if Wayne Rooney scores at any time during the game on Monday, Paddy Power will refund all losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Correct Score and Scorecast single bets placed on the match. So great coverage, especially with Rooney in red hot form at the moment. Can he be the one to finally put an end to City’s title challenge? Online bookmaker Paddy Power offer a free £50 bet for new customers who sign up with them.

Blue Square Carlos Tevez Free Bet
Blue Square have gone with the Blue side of Manchester for their Man City v Man United free bet offer. Former Red Devil Carlos Tevez has been in fantastic form for City since his return from exile, and he has formed a deadly partnership with Sergio Aguero. If Carlos Tevez comes back to haunt his former employees by netting the first goal of the game, then Blue Square will refund all losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Correct Score, Half Time/Full Time and Player Special bets as free bets. So a wealth of coverage there, and Tevez is scoring heavily and freely at the moment. Will he be the one to keep City in the title race? Blue Square offer a free £25 bet for new customers.

Bookies will be bracing themselves for an influx of wager for the forthcoming Manchester City v Manchester United betting, which kicks off on Monday, April 30th.  The Manchester derby is now nicely set up as the title decider in the Premier League, with the Red Devils holding a three point lead over the Citizens. With just three matches left in the season, this is going to be the make or break moment for Roberto Mancini’s men at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City have a superior goal difference over United, and therefore, should they win next Monday, will take top spot in the league with two games to go. If City lose however, the title will be heading back to Old Trafford again. A draw would really do City no favours, as they would still then require United to have another slip up.

Where is the title going to end up? Here we take a look at some of the betting options already available for Manchester City v Manchester United betting.

This Season
The two sides met back on October 23^rd, 2011 and no-one expected the result which happened. City went and raided, no, pummelled Old Trafford into submission, as the Citizens thumped the Red Devils 6-1. Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko both netted a brace, while David Silva and Sergio Aguero also chipped in. The game was 1-0 at half time, but United lost Jonny Evans with a red card. The two sides also met in the FA Cup, and after City lost Vincent Kompany to a red card, United ran out 3-2 winners, despite a strong fightback from ten man City. It probably is going to be a close affair and therefore worth looking at the Winning Margin market for Man City v Man Utd betting. Man City to win by 1 Goal is trading at 10/3 with Bet365.

Red Card
So, from two meetings this season, there has been two red cards, both having detrimental effects. Neither team can afford to see red in this latest instalment of the Manchester derby. You should be able to find a price at 7/4 at BetFair for there being a sending off on Monday though.

Form
The race looked over a couple of fixtures ago, when Manchester City lost away at Arsenal, and the body language of the players completely showed that they knew their title challenge was over. They were a downbeat lot after coming off the pitch having suffered a 1-0 loss at the Emirates, but that defeat has relaxed the Citizens and they have gotten back to their best since then. Since that defeat, City have rattled off three straight wins, crushing West Brom and Norwich, before seeing off a battling Wolves at Molineux on Sunday. So, twelve goals in three games, and having conceded just one, it clearly shows what a difference carrying around title expectations make. When the pressure was lifted, City came back to life.

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Manchester United, in contrast have only won just one of their last three matches before heading to the Etihad Stadium. After putting in their worst display of the season when they lost away at Wigan, they followed it up with a 4-0 home thrashing of Aston Villa, but then came the drama of last Sunday. After 60 minutes of play, United held a 3-1 lead over Everton at Old Trafford, and then after 70 minutes were 4-2 up, and that is a situation from which you don’t concede points.But United did, they wobble, as Everton’s Jelavic and Pienaar struck with late goals to earn a 4-4 draw, and robbed United of two points. So is it United feeling the pressure? The saving grace here, is that they have scored eight goals in their last two games. They have also still kept six clean sheets in their last eight. They are wobbling, but haven’t fallen down yet.

Manchester City v Manchester United Outright Winner Odds
Man City 11/10, Man Utd 12/5, Draw 5/2 at Bet365

Key Men
Sergio Aguero has now netted five goals in his last three matches, and his partnership with Carlos Tevez is flourishing. Former United player Tevez will be the centre of attention maybe in the build up, but the finishing touches of Aguero is going to be key for City on the day. They need clinical finishing.

For United, it is all going to be about one man. That is Wayne Rooney, who is carrying the goalscoring can for them. With Hernandez not contributing much this season, Rooney just carries on scoring. Rooney has scored in the last six at Old Trafford, but hasn’t found the back of the net away from home in the last three. He is the biggest threat though, by far. First Goalscorer Betting: Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero and Wayne Rooney all 7/1 at Bet Victor.

The Run In
It is important to look at the Run In for each side after the Manchester derby, before getting all swept up in a possible Manchester City win. Even if they triumph in Manchester City v Manchester United betting, winning the title is no dead cert for them.

Man City remaining fixtures: After the Manchester derby, Roberto Mancini has to take his troops to the high-flying, in-form Newcastle United, which is not going to be an easy match at all, with the Magpies fighting for a top four finish. City then round out the season at home against relegation threatened QPR. While that home match against QPR should be three points, that tricky trip to Newcastle is a very tough call.

Man Utd remaining fixtures: United have the easier run in out of the two sides. After their visit to the Etihad Stadium, Sir Alex Ferguson faces a home match against Swansea, and then finish up with an away trip to Sunderland. You would expect the Red Devils to capitalise on the home game against Swansea, but Sunderland have the capacity to frustrate and shut teams out.

Premier League Title Winner Odds
Manchester United: 1/2 at Bet Victor
Manchester City: 7/4 at Bet365

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Will it be written into the annals of football history, that it was former Red Devils star Carlos Tevez who led Manchester City to their first Premier League title at the expense of Manchester United? After coming out of exile and apologising to the club for his behaviour, Tevez has formed a lethal partnership up front with Sergio Aguero since his return and City, who saw a five point lead at the top of the table disappear into an eight point deficit, have somehow found themselves just three points back of Sir Alex Ferguson’s men. So a win at home against the Red Devils on Monday would see City top the table on goal difference. How much of an influence will Carlos Tevez have. Will this be the moment where he repays City fans for his exile?

If Carlos Tevez scores the first goal of Manchester City v Manchester United betting, then online bookmaker Blue Square will refund all losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Correct Score, Half Time/Full Time and Player Special bets as free bets. That is a tremendous amount of coverage from the popular bookie for the big Manchester derby title decider. It means that you can look at markets like the First Goalscorer, where Sergio Aguero is priced at 7/1 to break the deadlock, while Wayne Rooney is also trading at the same mark. We saw a thrilling 6-1 triumph for City at Old Trafford earlier in the season, but a more conservative 1-0 win for the Citizens is trading at 8/1 with Blue Square in the Correct Score market. Bets like these and more will be refunded if they lost, but Tevez nets first.

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