Betfred have paid out on all bets for Manchester City to win the Premier League following their 2-1 win at Old Trafford. That win puts the Citizens eleven points clear at the top of the table a seemingly insurmountable lead, especially with the way they have been playing under Pep Guardiola. If you backed Manchester City to win the Premier League with Betfred before the season started then you can start spending your winnings, just before Christmas as well!
City have now scored 48 goals in the Premier League this season, conceding just eleven and have amassed the most points in Premier League history after 16 games. Their closest challengers to the Premier League title are still Manchester United but it would take an unimaginable collapse from their cross-city rivals for the Premier League trophy to end up anywhere but the Etihad at the end of the season.
Pep Guardiola has transformed Manchester City this season, having led them to a third-place finish in his first season in charge. That season he was critical of England’s number one Joe Hart’s footwork, given that he wanted his City side to dominate possession and play out from the back. The Spanish gaffer received a lot of criticism from the English press for this but those critics are now his biggest fans as Manchester City run away with the Premier League in a way we have not seen before.
“It’s a sad day for me but as far as I’m concerned the Blues are champions,” said the Betfred boss moments after City went an astonishing ELEVEN points clear at the top of the table."
Betfred have paid out early on the Premier League winner before. It cost the bookmakers over £1 million pounds the season Manchester City won the title with that last-minute Sergio Aguero goal in 2012 after they had already paid out on Manchester United to clinch the title. This error did not stop them doing the same thing in 2013, however thankfully for them on that occasion, United did go on to claim their 20th Premier League title.