The glory days of Sir Alex Ferguson are long gone
Manchester United have been priced up at a whopping 66/1 to win the Premier League, making it their longest ever price since the inauguration of the competition.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are attracting almost zero attention in the market, accruing just 4% of all bets on the outright winner of the competition.
Using odds from one of Britain’s leading bookmakers, United have lengthened considerably over the last decade.
Back in 2009, United were 9/4 to win the title. That gradually lengthened over the past 10 years, moving to 12/5, 13/8, 9/4, 13/5, 7/1, 6/1, 8/1, 7/2, 8/1 and then finally 25/1 this year with the same bookmaker.
That’s light-years behind noisy neighbours Manchester City, who are odds-on clear favourites to retain their title at 4/6.
They’ve also been the most backed, unsurprisingly, with 36% of all bets in the market being placed on Pep Guardiola’s outfit to win their third title on the trot.
Liverpool come next in the running at 11/4 second favourites, followed by Tottenham (20/1), and Chelsea (40/1).
Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson: “When Jeremy Corbyn is more likely to claim a Nobel Prize than Manchester United are to win the Premier League, you know there is something horribly wrong.
"A stagnant transfer window, coupled with shambolic ownership and management, has seen punters steer well clear of the rudderless Red Devils."
