Red Devils have also had 68% of bets for relegation after heavy home defeat against Tottenham.
On a night where it all fell apart for Manchester United, we could be seeing the end of Jose Mourinho, as the ‘Special One’ looked anything but as he watched his side lose 3-0 against a rampant Tottenham at Old Trafford.
Goals from Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double saw United lose two of their opening three games for the first time in 25 years, and heaped more pressure on Mourinho, who claimed that he deserved more ‘respect’ as he walked out of a dramatic and emotional post-match press conference.
Jose Mourinho walked out of his post-match press conference demanding respect after @ManUtd's 3-0 defeat by @SpursOfficial on @SkySportsMNF.
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 27, 2018
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All this has seen the market shift dramatically in terms of the next Premier League gaffer to leave their post, with the 55-year old going from 7/1 to 10/11 favourite in places.
That’s vaulted him over the likes of Mark Hughes and Rafa Benitez in the betting, with a huge 89% of bets since kick-off going on Mourinho to become the first Premier League casualty of the season.
Even more remarkably, there’s been a deluge of bets for United to be RELEGATED since the final whistle blew last night.
While best odds of 1500/1 suggest that some pessimistic reds (or delirious rival fans!) may be getting slightly carried away with the poor start, it’s still a massive reduction in price considering that United were 2500/1 for the drop at the start of the season, and some bookies are now as low as 250/1 - just 10% of the original price!
66% of bets since the match have gone on United in the relegation market, 13 times more than the next best backed team (Cardiff at 9/20).
While the above may be unthinkable, what could be very real in the near future is the removal of a man that seems to depart his position when he enters the third season at a football club: Could we see history repeating itself?
Oddschecker Spokesman George Elek: “Jose Mourinho is facing a crisis at Manchester United and the 3-0 defeat by Tottenham at Old Trafford has seen the ‘Special One’ slide into odds-on in places to leave Old Trafford before another Premier League manager gets the boot.
“It would be an acrimonious end to what has been a chaotic spell on and off the pitch for the Red Devils, although the 66% of bets that are going on United to be relegated looks like easy money for the bookies."
