The
arrival of Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte to three of English
football’s biggest clubs was always likely to intensify the competition for
places in the Premier League, however it is still perhaps surprising as to just
how quickly the trio have settled into life in their new surroundings.
Manchester rivals City and United, along with Chelsea, continued their 100% winning start to the new campaign over the weekend, heading into the
international break on the same amount of points at the top of the table. A
late Marcus Rashford goal gave United an away win at Hull City, while City and
Chelsea both found the back of the net three times against West Ham and Burnley
respectively.
It
is of little surprise that the three clubs are among the favourites to lift the
title come the end of the season with bookmakers Betway, with City, United and
Chelsea offered respective odds of 3/1, 4/1 and 6/1. Despite the new season
having only just kicked off, the Manchester Derby in just under two weeks’ time
could well provide supporters with a clearer indication of the two teams title
credentials. Guardiola’s men have made a flying start to the season, scoring
nine goals already, and many are backing them to come out on top at Old
Trafford. For those of you looking to back the Red Devils, check out at Betway whether Mourinho’s boys can doit, with odds of 2.3/1 for victory.
One
man who could be missing from this key fixture is the current Premier League
top scorer, Sergio Aguero. The Argentine striker may well face retrospective
action from the FA after appearing to strike West Ham defender Winston Reid
with his elbow on Sunday. Guardiola faces an anxious wait on this matter, while
other managers will be hoping their players return to the training ground with
a full bill of health following their international exertions. New England
manager Sam Allardyce has named seven players from City, United and Chelsea within his first
squad, with England favourites at Betway to overcome Slovakia in their first
World Cup qualifying encounter.
With
both City and United having already invested heavily during the transfer
window, it would appear that only Chelsea will look to be active in the final
days, with Conte keen to bring in defensive recruits. Despite this, question
marks remain over the future of England No.1 Joe Hart, with Italian side Napoli
currently the favourites to sign the goalkeeper at Betway.
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