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Punters put faith in Mourinho's United

MANCHESTER UNITED finally appointed Jose Mourinho as their manager on Friday and the choice was given a huge thumbs-up by punters and bookmakers alike.

United are now clear second-favourites at 5-1 to win next season’s Premier League having been 8-1 last weekend.

They were 6-1 when news broke that Mourinho was on the verge of replacing Louis van Gaal and confirmation of his arrival has seen the price tumble further.

It promises to be a wide-open Premier League next season with champions Leicester currently seventh in the betting at 28-1.

Coral have eased favourites Manchester City to 9-4 and the first six sides in the betting are all single-figure odds in what is sure to be a titanic tussle.

Arsenal, who have already made a transfer move with the arrival of midfielder Granit Xhaka, are 6-1 and Antonio Conte’s Chelsea are 13-2.

Tottenham are 15-2 and Liverpool 9-1 with at least two of those sides set to miss out on Champions League qualification.

A top-four spot must be target number one for Mourinho and United are 8-15 with Sky Bet to fill one of those positions.

Betfred are a standout 5-2 that Mourinho brings major silverware to Old Trafford in his first season in a market that divides the industry with Coral offering 8-11 United fail in that respect.

Ladbrokes offer 2-1 Mourinho wins the Premier League during his Old Trafford tenure which is tempting as he has claimed the title with Porto, Chelsea (both spells), Inter and Real Madrid.

Mourinho has signed a three-year deal in Manchester and there is a difference of opinion regarding his chances of going the distance at the Theatre of Dreams.

BoyleSports are 11-4 Mourinho maintains his position for the next three seasons and bet365 are offering evens he leaves during that period.

Hills are 7-2 Mourinho sticks around until at least 2020, while they, BoyleSports and Ladbrokes offer 5-1 Mourinho fails to last next season at the helm, while Betway are 2-5 the Portuguese is still United’s manager on the first day of the 2017-18 campaign.

Before this season’s Chelsea crisis Mourinho had a reputation as almost being unbeatable in home league games but, as the song goes, he is not special anymore.

At least that is according to Betfred, who are 14-1 United are unbeaten at home in the league next term. Coral go 14-1 Mourinho restores his reputation by winning the Champions League with United during his three-year contract.

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