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Liverpool 9-1 for Premier League title triumph

LIVERPOOL are 9-1 with bet365 and Hills to gain the ultimate compensation for their Europa League agony by winning the Premier League title.

Jurgen Klopp’s side, beaten 3-1 by Seville in Basel on Wednesday, will be free from European commitments next season which may make attracting players a touch more difficult but will allow the German to concentrate solely on Liverpool’s top-flight charge.

It was Klopp’s fifth straight defeat in a final and bet365 are offering 5-1 he loses another one next season, while he is 9-4 to lead the club to a major trophy in the 2016-17 campaign.

Ladbrokes are 1-2 that Klopp never wins a major trophy during his time at Anfield and he is 7-2 to land a Premier League title during his reign.

Klopp can also be backed at 16-1 to win a Europa League and 33-1 to win a Champions League during his Merseyside stay.

One small plus point for Liverpool was the excellent first-half goal from Daniel Sturridge which saw them lead at the break.

However, Coral were not overly impressed by Sturridge and left him unchanged at 6-1 to start England’s opening Euro 2016 match against Russia in Marseille on June 11.

Hills make cup specialists Seville 50-1 to win the Europa League next term for the fourth season in a row, while they are 20-1 for the Champions League.

Aston Villa have been cut from 16-1 to 9-1 by Paddy Power to win the Sky Bet Championship after Randy Lerner sold the club to the Recon Group which is owned by Dr Tony Jiantong Xia.

The Chinese investor is promising that Villa will have a strong budget in the second tier although Sky Bet are still laying the former European champions at 12-1 to win the league.

Newcastle are 13-5 favourites with Ladbrokes and Coral rate manager Rafael Benitez 4-9 to start next season on Tyneside. He is 13-8 to leave the Magpies.

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