Manchester City are 4/7 to sign Carlos Tevez

Sky Bet expect striker to swap Old Trafford for Eastlands

Rejections from Ronaldinho and Kaka threatened to turn Manchester City into a laughing stock but following yesterday’s capture of Gareth Barry, they are being viewed as serious contenders to poach Carlos Tevez.

Mark Hughes has confirmed his interest in the Manchester United fan favourite and Sky Bet have priced him at 4/7 to move across the city.

Odds of 11/4 are available on Tevez having a change of heart and staying at Old Trafford, with a move to Liverpool 6/1 and a transfer to Real Madrid

Posted: June 3rd, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

chickendinner’s FIFA Club World Cup preview

Man Utd/Gamba Osaka, 10.30am Tues, Five, Best Odds, Free Bets

Everyone’s really excited about the grandiosely named FIFA Club World Cup. TV Channel Five are excited. Manchester United chief executive David Gill is excited. Sir Alex Ferguson is excited. Paul Scholes isn’t so much. Well he tried really hard to sound excited about it but brilliantly, the more he spoke about it, the more his disinterest became apparent:

“It’s a big club competition and we want to win. But obviously, we’d probably rather be here, playing our league game and not have so many fixtures in January like we’ve got. It’s one of those things. We managed to win the European Cup last year and sometimes afterwards you have to do things maybe you don’t want to do.”

Here are five statistics about the big club competition that Manchester United really want to win:

1. Last year was the first time that the European representatives in the tournament triumphed, with AC Milan beating Boca Juniors.

Posted: December 17th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment