Online betting site boss Fred Done, owner of Betfred, has been questioning whether or not Manchester United can break the Premier League record this season. Chelsea currently hold the record of 95 points, when Jose Mourinho guided his Chelsea side to the 2004/05 title. It was a tremendous record which has stood the test of time since then. United are standing on 84 points with 12 remaining available to them, so they would need a perfect end to the season to eclipse Chelsea’s record. Can they do it?
Long time Manchester United supporter and online betting site Betfred, owner Fred Done, has offered up some odds his beloved Red Devils doing so. There is no margin for error and the Red Devils are looking a tricky finish in their end of season run in, and that is why BetFred have put up odds of 10/1 for Manchester United to crown their title winning season by breaking the record of 95 points.
“Clearly Sir Alex Ferguson will have this in mind and with 13 Premier League titles in the bag it would be fitting if Man United could finish the season with this record,” said Done.
It is certainly not the easiest of run ins for the newly crowned Champions. The four remaining fixtures in Manchester United’s season are away at Arsenal, home to Chelsea, home to Swansea and they finish up with a trip to West Brom. So it is a pretty tough end of season for the Red Devils.
They should be a joyous, happy and relaxed side and while some may think that will work against them, it may just make them play chilled exhibition stuff and put on a show, making them even more dangerous. It is hard to imagine a Sir Alex Ferguson side taking their foot off the gas.
Fred Done decided to pay out Manchester United winning the title early last season, a move which hit him in the pocket hard as rivals Man City came back to claim the league title on goal difference with the final kick of the season. That was the second time that his optimism got the better of him, paying out early in 1998 on the Red Devils winning the title, only to see with dismay, Arsenal string together a run of form which saw the Gunners edge the title. It was something that he again did this season, successfully so with Man United winning the title with four games to spare.
Done said: “When I got it wrong last year the missus didn’t talk to me all summer and told me to never do it again, she said I was a jinx. Well of course I didn’t listen and I paid out on the 10th February and this time I was thankfully right. A record 20th title is a remarkable achievement and I believe it is down to the determination of the world’s greatest manager Sir Alex Ferguson .”
Betting on next season is already available at online bookmaker BetFred where Manchester United are the 11/8 favourites, Man City 7/4 and Chelsea are 5/1.
