MANCHESTER, England, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Manchester City remain second favourites at 11/5 with Betfred for the 2013/14 Premier League behind rivals Manchester United despite the appointment of their new manager Manuel Pellegrini.

The former Malaga boss takes over from Roberto Mancini at the Etihad Stadium and is evens to win a trophy in his first season at the club. His predecessor lost his job following a fruitless campaign last season, a repeat of that for Pellegrini's side is 8/11.

The Chilean joins City on a three-year contract in which he is 7/4 to still be at the club following that spell and 2/5 to leave before then.

Betfred spokesman John Hill:

"This is an appointment we have all expected for a while now. Punters are unsure at the moment how big of a coup this is for City as we have hardly been knocked over just yet for them for the league next season."

The 2011/12 champions are expected to splash the cash this summer. Isco is just 4/9 to follow his former boss from Malaga. Edison Cavani is another player that has been linked with the club - he is 3/1 to sign this summer - while Robert Lewandowski is 16/1 to move from Borussia Dortmund.

Betfred bet:-

Premier League 2013/14 Outrights (EW 1-2 @ 1/3)

Manchester United 2/1

Manchester City 11/5

Chelsea 11/5

Arsenal 12/1

Tottenham 33/1

Liverpool 33/1

BAR 250/1

Champions League 2013/14 Outrights (EW 1-2 @ ½)

Bayern Munich 7/2

Barcelona 7/2

Real Madrid 6/1

Manchester City 10/1

Manchester United 10/1

Chelsea 12/1

BAR 14/1

Will Pellegrini See out his 3 Year Contract

Yes 7/4

No 2/5

To Win a Trophy 2013/14 Season 1/1

Not to Win a Trophy 8/11

To finish above Man Utd 11/10

To Be LMA Manager of the year 3/1

To Leave before the End of Season 2013/14 9/1

To Sign in Summer Transfer Window

Isco 4/9

Edison Cavani 3/1

Angel De Maria 4/1

Thiago Alcantra 5/1

Robert Lewandowski 16/1

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 16/1

Luis Suarez 33/1

Cristiano Ronaldo 40/1

Trophy Multiples 2013/14 Season ~ Man City Trophy Multiples

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8-11    No Trophies

12      Premier League & FA Cup

14      Premier League & Capital One Cup

28      Premier League & Champions League

33      FA Cup & Capital One Cup

70      Capital One Cup & Champions League

70      Premier League, FA Cup & Capital One Cup

80      Champions League & FA Cup

130     Premier League, Champions League & Capital One Cup

180     Premier League, FA Cup & Champions League

350     Champions League, FA Cup & Capital One Cup

500     Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup & Capital One Cup

Contact

- john.hill@betfred.com

SOURCE Betfred