Manchester United remain title favourites despite Liverpool hammering

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Manchester United remain favourites with Paddy Power to win this season’s Premier League despite their Anfield hammering today. Alex Ferguson’s team are now 8/11 to win United’s 19th league title.

Arsenal, who are now three points behind the leaders with a game in hand, are 17/10 to take the title no one seems to want to win. Prior to the weekend’s matches United had been 4/6 with Arsenal 13/8.

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8/11 Man Utd; 17/10 Arsenal; 7/1 Chelsea; 25/1 Man City; 125/1 Tottenham

Liverpool are now 9/1 with Paddy Power for what would have been the most unlikeliest Top Four finishes prior to King Kenny’s return when they were as big as 25/1 for a Champions League spot. Dirk Kuyt’s hat-trick was avaiable at 125/1 although only four punters had taken the price on the Dutch magpie, who is unlikely to ever score an easier hat-trick in his career.

Liverpool may become Chinese football club

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Liverpool may become Chinese football club Chinese investor Kenny Huang has been rumoured to have shown interest in buying Premier League team Liverpool. Though Huang has yet to make an official offer, it has been speculated that any offer he does make will be backed by the Chinese government.

Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, doesn’t foresee any problems with Huang buying the club even if he does receive his funding from the Chinese government. Scudamore admits he will investigate the situation further if the rumours are confirmed but also states that it would not be much different to Manchester City receiving funds from Abu Dhabi.

Current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillet along with Chairman Martin Broughton are reportedly in talks with six other bidders but a formal decision of the new owner is to be made next week.