Liverpool backed for EPL title after Kevin De Bruyne Injury

Reds trimmed for title as City lose midfielder

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Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City were dealt a blow during the week and influential midfielder Kevin de Bruyne suffered a knee injury during training. The Belgian star was City’s player of the year last term as he produced 21 assists for his side and netted twelve goals as the Citizens lifted the Premier League title.

But with the news that he had suffered a knee injury, with early reports  talking about him potentially being out for a few months, it sparked punters at Betfair to put further backing towards Liverpool to win the Premier League title this season.

After the news City went on the drift from 1.6 to 1.7 with the betting exchange as Liverpool went the other way coming in from 5.00 to 4.3 odds* (Betting Odds were taken on August 15th, 2018 at 11:36 p.m.). Without question, the absence of De Bruyne over the course of the season would take its toll.

Could City cope without De Bruyne?

But the real question would be whether or not they have the depth to cope without him? The Citizens lifted the Community Shield against Chelsea without him at the start of the month and he only put in 30 minutes of action in the 2-0 win that the Citizens posted over Arsenal last weekend in their first Premier League fixture of the season.

The immediate fixture list ahead of Manchester City does look manageable for them. They are odds-on favourites to take a win over Huddersfield at the Etihad on the weekend and following that they go into games against Wolves, Newcastle, Fulham, Cardiff and Brighton through to the end of September. Then their first real big test comes against Premier League second-favourites Liverpool on October 7th.

Premier League Winner Odds*

Man City 4/6
Liverpool 3/1
Man Utd 14/1
Chelsea 14/1
Tottenham 16/1
Arsenal 25/1
Bar 200/1
* (betting odds taken from August 15th, 2018 at 11:31 pm)