United cut for title as they close on Mourinho
JOSE MOURINHO is expected to be named as Manchester United’s new manager later this week but punters have not waited for the confirmation to get behind the FA Cup winners to lift the Premier League trophy next season.
United had been as big as 8-1 over the weekend but they are now as short as 6-1 and no better than 13-2 with BoyleSports, Betway, Ladbrokes and Sky Bet.
It will be fascinating to see Mourinho working in the same city as old enemy Pep Guardiola with the pair often clashing during their La Liga days with Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.
United are 2-1 with bet365 to be top dogs in Manchester, while City can be backed at 4-7 to confirm their superiority.
Betfred offer 4-7 that United return to the top four next season and Hills go 8-1 about them retaining the FA Cup which was won in extra-time against Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday in what is expected to be Louis van Gaal’s last match in charge.
Match-winner Jesse Lingard was erroneously announced as the man of the match on the BBC in the post-game celebrations but presenter Dan Walker took to Twitter yesterday to apologise for the mistake with captain Wayne Rooney confirmed as the correct recipient.
Bet365, Coral, Hills, BoyleSports, Paddy Power and Ladbrokes contacted the Racing Post to say they had paid out on both players. Betfair settled on just Rooney.
