More punters betting on Man City to get RELEGATED than win the title after dismal showing against Arsenal

MORE punters are betting on Manchester City to be RELEGATED than win the title. Enzo Maresca‘s reign as Pep Guardiola‘s successor got off to a nightmare start on Sunday as City were thumped 3-0 in the Community Shield. Man City had a torrid time in Cardiff as they lost the Community Shield Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Enzo Maresca got off to a nightmare start as City boss Credit: Alamy Only one Community Shield winner has gone on to win the title since 2011, City in 2018, meaning that it is not always the best barometer of who will go on to dominate the Prem. But the result appears to have had a big affect on the betting markets. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Arsenal are 5/4 favourites for the title with William Hill, with City second at 10/3. Just 5.78 per cent of bets in the Prem title winners market have been placed on City. That’s compared with 10.76 per cent of relegation punters sensationally picking them to go down. William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps said: “Manchester City’s title credentials may have already taken a knock, but it’s their relegation prospects that make for the really intriguing betting story. “Despite being our 10/3 second favourites to win the Premier League, City are attracting almost twice the share of stakes in the relegation market as they are in the outright title market. “The potential charges still looming over City are part of the reason why punters are latching onto them and the 10/1 about them to go down could prove good value if they suffer a hefty points deduction at some stage this season Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS City stars look on after being trounced 3-0 Credit: Shutterstock Editorial “After Arsenal’s 3-0 Community Shield win, the Gunners have already been cut into 5/4 from 11/8 for the title, while City have drifted to 10/3.” City were last relegated in the 2000-01 season, bouncing straight back the following year. The Sky Blues have not finished lower than fourth since 2010. Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard laid down an ominous marker following yesterday’s result. The Norwegian claimed that his side “showed our level” and “want to win everything.” Boss Mikel Arteta added: “We know that it is going to demand something special – and we are going to go for it. “We know what it’s going to take, we know the difficulty of the task. That’s why we’ve never done it in the club, to win it again. “The desire comes with saying ‘I want to live that moment again. I want to live other moments even bigger than that’. “There is more belief, we know how to do it, what it takes to win it, that was the biggest asset of the team. “To play in the manner we did is extremely impressive.” Play Dream Team this season! £100,000 in prize money up for grabs in 2026/27 Free to enter Play in Mini Leagues against your mates £60,000 jackpot for the overall winner £1,000 prize for winning Gameweek 1 PLAY DREAM TEAM NOW! Comment now