The Citizens showed some six-appeal on the weekend as they smashed Watford at Vicarage Road. Pep Guardiola’s men have had some week. They destroyed Liverpool 5-0 on the 9th, crushed Feyenoord 4-0 in midweek in the UEFA Champions League and then put a 6-0 victory on the board over Watford. So it appears that they are up and running fully now and after making their breakthrough after half an hour at Vicarage Road, Man City’s performance was sublime.
The Manchester City squad is growing in stature and togetherness and the players now look confident and eager to get on the ball. Sergio Aguero netted what was the sixth hattrick of his Manchester City career and he helped the Citizens to hold top spot in the Premier League at the end of the weekend, sat on 13 points from five games level with rivals Manchester United and three points clear of reigning champions Chelsea who sit in third after their 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Sunday.
Chelsea’s failure to beat a stubborn Arsenal saw the Blues go on the drift a little bit for the League title out at 11/2 with William Hill. Manchester City were shortened to 2.1 at Betfair after their result against Watford on the weekend, while Manchester United have also been cut as their fine season marches on. The Red Devils are 5/2 to get their hands on the Premier League title this season and it would seem that their greatest rivals City are the one ones standing between them and doing it.
Tottenham and Liverpool, after both were held to frustrating draws on the weekend, have been on the drift in the William Hill Premier League outright winner market. The Reds, after a home draw with Burnley, are now a big 20/1 shot to win the title, with Tottenham having slipped back to 14/1. With the two Manchester clubs going well at the summit, there are some interesting prices in the Premier League Top Four 4 Finish market, with Spurs holding ground at 4/5 with Liverpool at even money and Arsenal shortening over the weekend to 3/2.
At the other end of the table, Crystal Palace’s forgettable season continued as they made it five defeats on the bounce and still no goal. After showing Frank de Boer the door and bringing in Roy Hodgson, there was no change in the result for the Eagles as they lost out against Southampton. Palace are now 10/11 odds on favourites to suffer relegation from the Premier League this season, followed by Brighton at 11/10 and Huddersfield at 13/8.
