Betting without Man City: Arsenal lead alternative market

With Manchester City already as short as 1/2 to win the Premier League this season, many punters have turned their attention to the betting without Man City market.

The defending champions are seeking a record-breaking fourth successive title and have made an ominous start with three straight wins seeing them open up a two-point gap at the summit.

Coral already have betting without Man City odds and Arsenal are the 15/8 favourites, having pushed City close for most of last season before falling away in the closing stages of the campaign.

The Gunners made a promising start with two wins but dropped points for the first time at the weekend when they conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with 10-man Fulham.

Liverpool joined Arsenal on seven points when they overcame a red card for Virgil van Dijk to come from behind and beat Newcastle 2-1, a result which manager Jurgen Klopp hailed as “rare and super special”.

Two goals from substitute Darwin Nunez secured a confidence-boosting result for the Reds, who struggled on their travels last season, and they are now 2/1 in the betting without Man City while Newcastle are out to 7/1 after their second defeat of the campaign.

Coral’s Lewis Knowles said: “Following Liverpool’s dramatic victory at St James’ Park this weekend, we did see some support for Jurgen Klopp’s team in the outright Premier League market as well as the betting without Manchester City.