Manchester United have been given a 20% chance of achieving a Top Four Finish this season, following their defeat to Crystal Palace.
Erik ten Hag's side are now odds of 4/1 in the Top 4 Finish betting market following the 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace over the weekend.
Bookmakers believe Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham, and Brighton all have a better chance of achieving a Top 4 Finish this season.
Attention must switch to the Champions League Tuesday night for Man United, where they will face a tricky fixture against the Turkish champions, Galatasaray.
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Negativity continues to loom like a dark cloud over Manchester United as the team fell 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace and faced their fourth league loss from their opening seven games.
Three of those losses came against Top 4 rivals in Brighton, Arsenal, and Tottenham, and since Saturday's defeat, bookmakers have now cut United's chances to 20% to finish inside the Top 4.
At odds of 4/1, bookmakers believe the Red Devils are now the seventh most likely team to achieve a Top 4 Finish.
They have been leapfrogged in the bookmakers' rankings by Tottenham, Newcastle, and Brighton since the start of the season.
| Top 4 Finish | Odds | Implied Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Man City | 1/50 | 98% |
| Liverpool | 1/4 | 80% |
| Arsenal | 3/10 | 76.9% |
| Newcastle | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Tottenham | 5/4 | 44.4% |
| Brighton | 11/4 | 26.7% |
| Man United | 4/1 | 20% |
| Aston Villa | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Chelsea | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Attention must now turn to the Champions League for Manchester United, who face a tough fixture Tuesday night when they host Turkish Champions Galatasaray.
After losing to Bayern Munich on Matchday 1, the pressure is on United to get a victory in this fixture against a Galatasaray side who are unbeaten in their 14 matches this season (11 wins, 4 draws).
Despite their struggles on the weekend, bookmakers have given United a 69.2% chance (4/9) of getting the victory over Galatasaray and a 73.3% (4/11) chance of qualifying past the group stages.
| Group A | Odds to win Group | Implied Chance | Odds to Qualify | Implied Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 1/4 | 75% | 1/40 | 97.6% |
| Man United | 5/1 | 16.7% | 4/11 | 73.3% |
| Galatasaray | 16/1 | 5.9% | 3/1 | 25% |
| Copenhagen | 60/1 | 1.6% | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Find all of our Champions League markets here: https://www.oddschecker.com/football/champions-league
Quote from oddschecker spokesperson, Leon Blackman: "With pre-season expectations high for Manchester United, looking to build on a top four finish last season, the Red Devils' bubble has been burst with three losses from their opening seven league games. Oddschecker bettors have not been keen on United's top four chances either, only 7% of bets in the Top 4 Finish market have backed Man United, making them the 8th most popular bet since the season began.
Interestingly, bookmakers now believe that Man United have the same chance of finishing inside the Premier League Top 6 as Aston Villa, with both clubs at odds of 11/10 to do so, implying a 47.6% chance."
