Pogba and Stones specials: Man Utd and Man City boosted by marquee summer signings

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the stand-out signing before Pogba’s capture, moving to the red half of Manchester for free after seeing out his PSG contract, while he was also joined by Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Villarreal and Borussia Dortmund respectively.

Pogba’s arrival signals a massive statement of intent from the club, who have been evidently willing to back new boss Mourinho in every way possible, and their France midfield ace is now 10/1 with Coral to win 2017 PFA Player of the Year.

The 23-year-old helped his nation reach the final of Euro 2016 on home soil earlier in the summer, ultimately being toppled by Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal, and he is odds-on 5/6 to net nine or more goals in his comeback season in England.

Man Utd’s returning academy graduate is also 11/2 to open the scoring on his second club debut against Bournemouth, as Mourinho prepares his star studded side for their Premier League opener at Dean Court.

Stones hands City defensive boost

On the blue half of the city, Guardiola will now have ball-playing centre back Stones to call upon for his maiden game in charge in the Premier League, after the 22-year-old from Barnsley was made the world’s second most expensive defender in history.

John Stones specials:

PFA Player of the Year – 66-1
PFA Young Player of the Year – 5-1
Start for England in WC qualifying opener – 5-6

— Coral (@Coral) August 9, 2016

The former Everton goal guard follows a host of summer signings at the Etihad, with all of Ilkay Gundogan (from Borussia Dortmund), Nolito, (Celta Vigo), Oleksandr Zinchenko (FK Ufa), Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City), Leroy Sane (Schalke), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras) and Marlos Moreno (Atletico Nacional).

Stones takes to his new club at 5/1 to be crowned PFA Young Player of the Year for 2017, an award not beyond his reach under the guidance of former Barcelona and Bayern Munich tactician Guardiola.

The Man City coach is a keen believer in Stones’ confident approach when stepping out from defence, and his latest summer signing is also 66/1 to win the full PFA award and 5/6 to start for England against Slovakia in his country’s World Cup qualifying opener later this year.

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