Opening 2021-22 Premier League Odds Favor Manchester Metropolis Repeating as Champions

Manchester Metropolis’s head coach Pep Guardiola, centre, celebrates profitable the English Premier League title after the soccer match between Manchester Metropolis and Everton on the Etihad stadium in Manchester, Sunday, Could 23, 2021.(AP Picture/Dave Thompson, Pool)

• Manchester Metropolis open because the heavy favorites to win the 2021-22 Premier League title
• Chelsea and Liverpool are tied at +500
• Learn under for the opening 2021-22 Premier League title odds and betting recommendation

Having secured a 3rd title in 4 seasons, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis are odds-on favorites to win the league once more in 2021-22. Metropolis are in at -139, nicely forward of joint-second favorites Chelsea and Liverpool at +500.

DraftKings tabs Manchester United as fourth favorites within the Premier League odds, regardless of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s staff comfortably ending second in 2020-21. Past the highest 4, there’s a chasm to Leicester, who’re priced at +4000. Managerless Spurs are on the similar worth.

2021-22 Premier League Odds

Odds as of Could 25 at DraftKings

Manchester Metropolis’s Supremacy

Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis won’t have put up a record-breaking level tally like latest seasons, however they had been simply as superior. Ending solely 12 factors away from Manchester United doesn’t inform the complete story. Between December nineteenth and Could eighth, they received 20 of twenty-two Premier League matches, cruising into the gap on the prime of the desk.

🗣 “Kane is a participant of Tottenham Hotspur, it’s not right for me to speak about that.”

Pep Guardiola refuses to speak concerning the Harry Kane to Man Metropolis hypothesis & his feedback about desirous to play with De Bruyne pic.twitter.com/9dwY0ubE5v

— Soccer Each day (@footballdaily) Could 21, 2021

Their anticipated numbers had been each bit as dominant. Metropolis completed with a 42 anticipated objective distinction, which is over 10 away from Chelsea, who completed second by that metric.

Guardiola continues to reinvent his staff, enjoying a lot of the season and not using a acknowledged striker. It was an assault by committee, with seven gamers scoring 5 or extra league objectives, however nobody getting greater than Ilkay Gundogan’s 13. Whereas enjoying a fluid assault and not using a striker has labored wonders, don’t be stunned to see Metropolis dive into the switch marketplace for a quantity 9 with Sergio Aguero leaving for Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola regards Jack Grealish as probably the greatest gamers within the #PL and he is among the gamers #ManCity are contemplating this summer time.

[@mcgrathmike/@TeleFootball]

— Metropolis Xtra (@City_Xtra) Could 24, 2021

The prospect of touchdown Harry Kane or Erling Haaland solely enhances the sensation that Metropolis are the overwhelming favorites for subsequent season. The opposite challengers have a variety of work to do.

Liverpool Get Wholesome

For Liverpool, simply getting their key males wholesome could be begin. Virgil van Dijk is clearly key, and the Dutchman ought to be again for the beginning of subsequent season. Getting Joel Matip and Joe Gomez match will make an enormous distinction too, and Jurgen Klopp will hope Jordan Henderson’s harm issues are behind him after the captain made simply 21 Premier League appearances in 2020-21.

Georginio Wijnaldum is leaving as a free agent after logging the fifth-most league minutes final season. Curtis Jones is in line for an elevated function, however will probably be attention-grabbing to see if the Liverpool hierarchy transfer a midfielder this summer time.

Ibrahima Konaté to Liverpool, completed deal. Medicals already accomplished days in the past. #LFC are gonna set off €35m launch clause within the subsequent days and announce the signing from RB Leipzig. Right here we go confirmed. 🔴 #LFC

Private phrases agreed since April 23 – contract till June 2026. https://t.co/j4codIsBnD

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) Could 25, 2021

Liverpool had been continually altering their protection final season. Klopp is hoping for extra stability, and it’s trying like they are going to add Leipzig center-back Ibrahima Konate within the coming weeks. Konate helps their title possibilities, however this Liverpool squad wants a pair extra additions earlier than they symbolize worth at this worth.

Will Chelsea Spend Massive Once more?

Chelsea splashed the money final summer time, investing closely in Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Timo Werner. Regardless of making the Champions League and FA Cup finals, and sneaking into the highest 4 on the ultimate day, that is nonetheless a good distance from a title-winning squad.

I nonetheless cannot consider Chelsea spent £35m on Ziyech, £50m on Werner and £70m on Havertz just for Jorginho to complete the season as their PL prime scorer with 7 objectives 😂😭

— Av (@aviv_lavi) Could 24, 2021

Thomas Tuchel has labored wonders on the membership. Thiago Silva has been a superb addition, and has re-signed for subsequent 12 months. Nonetheless, although, the midfield is subpar apart from N’Golo Kante. As an entire, the squad has struggled to complete possibilities, underachieving their anticipated objectives by six.

The Blues want a striker. Daniel Levy isn’t going to promote Harry Kane to their London rivals. Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud might each depart this summer time after being marginalized by Tuchel. For all of the indicators Chelsea are on the right track, they nonetheless reinforcements in central protection, midfield and up entrance.

Nicolas Pepe now has the identical variety of Premier League objectives (10) as Havertz, Pulisic and Ziyech put collectively this season.

— Orbinho (@Orbinho) Could 23, 2021

Of the 2 groups at +500, Liverpool are higher worth. Chelsea are banking on some good signings and constant efficiency from their attacking skills. Simply being within the title race could be season for Tuchel after so almost lacking out on the highest 4 in 2020-21.

Premier League Greatest Wager

With hyperlinks to Jadon Sancho and a second-place end, Manchester United would possibly look like a protracted worth at +650. Questions stay about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, nevertheless, and the underlying numbers don’t look nice. The Pink Devils had been fourth in anticipated objective distinction, comfortably behind Liverpool and Chelsea.

Three Premier League titles in 4 years.

Pep Guardiola is dominating English soccer 👑 pic.twitter.com/Vstun1bukJ

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) Could 23, 2021

It’s not enjoyable to say Manchester Metropolis are the very best guess, however that’s the place we’re. Guardiola has already spoken about strengthening the squad additional. It’s a good suggestion to again them now earlier than they make vital additions to this group, which might see their title odds shorten additional.

The congested schedule labored in Metropolis’s favor in 2020-21. Whereas that benefit shouldn’t be as drastic for 2021-22, their depth of expertise is simply a lot larger than their rivals. Whilst quick as -139, Guardiola’s staff are the very best guess right here.

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