Since joining English Premier League side Manchester United in April 2022 after leaving Dutch Eredivisie side Ajax, Erik Ten Hag has managed to turn Manchester United into a title-challenging team.
He made a few shrewd transfers, plus he has managed to get the most out of the club’s fledgling stars, such as Marcus Rashford. He has also weeded out some of the deadwood from the starting 11. Learn more about Manchester United’s 2022/23 Premier League campaign right here.
New transfers
Over the past few months, several new players have arrived at Manchester United. The only new player to come up through the ranks was the Argentinian left winger Alejandro Garnacho. The 18-year-old got off to a slow start but has been impressive in recent performances, and in the 9 games he has played, he has 2 assists and 1 goal.
Let’s take a quick look at some of the other new signings that have made a huge impact and helped Manchester United’s title challenge.
- Brazilian right winger Antony came to United from Ajax for a reported fee of €95 million
- Brazilian defensive midfielder Casemiro came to United from Real Madrid for around €70.65 million
- Argentinian centre-back Lisandro Martinez came to United from Ajax for €57.37 million
- Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia came to United from Feyenoord for around €15.00
- Danish attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen came to United on a free transfer from Brentford
Can Manchester United win the Premier League – what are the betting odds
You may want to check the latest odds from today’s online bookmakers to find out just how likely Manchester United can win the current Premier League 2022/23 season.
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They have hundreds of Premier League football betting markets with competitive odds, and they all currently have Manchester United as the third odds-on favourite to win the league.
Manchester United are currently priced at 33/1 in UK fractional odds, which is the same as saying 3,300 in American/moneyline odds, and 34.00 in European decimal odds. It also means that Manchester United only have a 2.90% chance of winning the league, despite sitting in fourth place.
In comparison, the current odds-on favourite team to win the EPL this year are Arsenal. They are currently priced at 4/5 (which is -125 in American/moneyline odds and 1.80 in European decimal odds. Arsenal have a whopping 55.60% implied probability rate of winning the league.
Therefore, if you were to place a $/€/£10.00 bet right now on Manchester United to win the Premier League outright with 33/1 odds, you would be looking at total returns of $/€/£340.00. This includes your $/€/£330.00 profit and initial $/€/£10.00 stake returned) – that’s if Manchester United do end up winning.
If you were to put the same $/€/£10.00 stake right now on Arsenal to win with 4/5 odds, you would only be looking at a total return of $/€/£18.00 ($/€/£8.00 profit and initial $/€/£10.00 stake returned).
Recent results and current standings
On December 31st, United beat Burnley 2-0 at home in the EFL Cup. They beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in their next Premier League home game. On December 31st, they travelled away to Wolves and won 1-0.
Their next Premier League game was a home game against Bournemouth, which United won 3-0. They beat Everton 3-1 at Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup on January 6th before beating Charlton 3-0 at home in the EFL Cup quarter-final. They beat Manchester City 2-1 at home on January 14th in the Premier League before drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace away on January 18th.
In their next Premier League outing, they travelled away to Arsenal and lost 3-2 on January 22nd. They also beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 away in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final on January 25th, and they return for Premier League action on February 4th when they host Crystal Palace at home.
Manchester United are currently in fourth place in the Premier League with 39 points. They have played 20 games, won 12, drawn 3, and lost 5, and they have scored 25 goals and let in 7. Newcastle United are in third with 39 points. Manchester City are in second place with 45 points, and league leaders Arsenal are sitting top with 50 points.
Whether Manchester United can win the league remains to be seen. Erik ten Hag is definitely doing something right, but only time will tell if Arsenal can slip up and if Manchester United can leapfrog Newcastle, Manchester City, and Arsenal. They have a lot of work to do, and anything’s possible. They also have a chance of winning this year’s Europa League thanks to the new manager.
