Bookmaker Announces They Are Paying Out On Manchester City Winning The Premier League

Betfred are paying out on Manchester City winning the league at the halfway point of the season.

Pep Guardiola's side are currently on an incredible 10-game winning run and moved eight points clear at top of the table following a 1-0 win against Brentford on Wednesday night.

And after seeing Liverpool fall to a 1-0 loss to Leicester City - as well as Chelsea dropping points at home to Brighton - many are tipping City to lift a fourth Premier League title under Guardiola.

Betfred head honcho Fred Done reckons the title race is done and dusted and announced he is paying out online and in shops on City as champions.

"While we're live, I'm gonna do it," Done revealed.

We're going to pay out on City to win the Premiership. I think it's all over. They're six points in front of Liverpool and six points in front of Chelsea.

"They've scored 17 goals in the last three games. They scored six on Saturday, they scored four against Newcastle, they scored seven against Leeds.

"Plus, in my opinion, they've got the current best manager in the world.

"If you back City with me, go and get paid now online and in my shops. I am paying out on City."

Done has paid out on league winners on a number of occasions with mixed results. In 1998, he paid out on Manchester United winning the title after they were 12 points clear of Arsenal.

But Arsenal clawed back and ended up winning the league by a single point, leading Done to lose £500,000.

Sir Alex Ferguson told him to never pay out early again but Done ignored that advice and he paid out on United again in 2012 when they were five points clear.

United collapsed and City memorably pipped their title rivals on goal difference on the final day thanks to Sergio Aguero's last gasp winner.

Liverpool and Chelsea, the two closest sides to City, play each other in their next outing.

And Jurgen Klopp has already apologised for losing ground on the champions.

"To top that situation, Chelsea and us both play each other so we can't get the points, obviously," he said in his post-match presser.

"Yeah I know, sorry for that. It was not our plan to give City the chance to run away or whatever but if we play like tonight we don't have to think about catching City."

City's last defeat in the league came against Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace in October.

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Topics: Manchester City, Premier League, Liverpool, Chelsea

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