Manchester City will head into the 2025/26 Premier League season eager to wrestle the title back from reigning champions Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s side came up short in their bid to claim the Premi...
Manchester City will head into the 2025/26 Premier League season eager to wrestle the title back from reigning champions Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s side came up short in their bid to claim the Premier League title for the fifth successive year last term. But they are strongly fancied to set the record straight this time around.
Read on as we look at the latest outright odds and Matchday one fixtures, before assessing whether Manchester City can win the Premier League title this term.
Premier League 2025/26: Outright Odds
The sportsbooks listed at BestBettingSites.co.uk rate Liverpool as the football betting favourites to win the title. Here are the latest outright odds:
- Liverpool – 7/4
- Arsenal – 9/4
- Manchester City – 10/3
- Chelsea – 9/1
- Manchester United – 28/1
- Newcastle United – 40/1
- Tottenham Hotspur – 50/1
- Aston Villa – 66/1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – 250/1
- Nottingham Forest – 250/1
- Bournemouth – 350/1
- Everton – 500/1
- Crystal Palace – 750/1
- West Ham United – 750/1
- Fulham – 750/1
- Leeds United – 750/1
- Brentford – 1000/1
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1000/1
- Burnley – 1500/1
- Sunderland – 1500/1
Premier League 2025/26: Matchday One Fixtures
Friday, August 15
- Liverpool vs Bournemouth
Saturday, August 16
- Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
- Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham
- Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
- Sunderland vs West Ham United
- Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley
- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
Sunday, August 17
- Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
- Manchester United vs Arsenal
Monday, August 18
- Leeds United vs Everton
Premier League 2025/26: Manchester City season preview.
After winning four consecutive Premier League titles during the 2023/24 season, Manchester City went into last season as the bookmakers’ favourites to make it five in a row. However, they failed to mount a serious challenge for top spot and ultimately had to settle for third place behind Liverpool and Arsenal.
Neither of the top two sides was particularly impressive last season, adding further frustration to the equation for Guardiola and his players. Although Liverpool did win the title with ease last season. This saw Arne Slot’s side take foot off the gas towards the end of the 24/25 season.
Pep Guardiola’s ability to galvanise his squad will be firmly in the spotlight next season. It would be a brave move to bet against him achieving something special. Manchester City is embarking on a new era after Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker’s exits from the club. It will be intriguing to see how City cope without De Bruyne as their talisman.
Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki have been signed to fill the creative gap and both players have the talent to be major stars in the Premier League. Rayan Ait-Nouri has arrived from Wolverhampton to reinforce the left-back position. James Trafford’s acquisition from Burnley has strengthened City’s goalkeeping options.
Having significantly strengthened their squad during the winter transfer window, Guardiola now has an embarrassment of options at his disposal, making it harder for some of their academy starlets to break through. That is undoubtedly the case in attack, where Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Oscar Bobb and Cherki will battle to support star striker Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian will head into next season in the unusual position of having a point to prove having suffered a dip in form of sorts during the previous campaign. Haaland still bagged 31 goals in 44 appearances for the club. But he will hope to return to his near goal-per-game output this season. The 25-year-old has netted 124 goals in 146 appearances for Man City, and looks an exceptional bet at odds of 5/4 to win the 2025/26 Golden Boot award.
The challengers that Manchester City must overcome next season.
Liverpool has splashed the cash on several new players this summer and should mount a strong bid to win the Premier League title for just the third time. The summer signings of Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike mean that Arne Slot’s squad is a formidable proposition. However, it is not unreasonable to imagine that some of their new signings may fail to hit the ground running as they adjust to life in the Premier League.
With that in mind, Arsenal and Chelsea may be the biggest threats to City’s hopes of winning the title for the fifth time in six seasons.
The Gunners have plugged some gaping holes in their squad this summer, leaving manager Mikel Arteta with no excuses as he seeks to win his first league title at the club. Midfielder Martin Zubimendi could be a game-changer for the Gunners, while striker Viktor Gyokeres will be expected to continue the stellar goalscoring form he produced with Sporting CP.
Chelsea also has the potential to challenge, having ended last season by winning the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup. Enzo Maresca’s side will enter next season with a bloated squad. But it is packed with quality, and if their younger players mature, they could challenge for the Premier League title next season.
Summary.
While both London clubs and Liverpool are expected to be in the mix, Manchester City’s greater squad depth and title-winning know-how could be the decisive factor next season. Pep Guardiola’s side will enter the 25/26 season eager to regain the Premier League title. It won’t be an easy task, but the City squad is packed with quality, and if Rodri stays fit and returns to his best, anything is possible for Manchester City next season. It will also require a host of City’s players getting back to their best after a disappointing 24/25 season. But Pep Guardiola’s side is capable of returning to the top of English football next season.
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