Manchester United amongst best-backed teams for Premier League title and relegation

Liam Williams Updated: 03 Jun 25 15:36

Manchester United are the best-backed team to win the 2025/26 Premier League and the second-best-backed team for relegation.

bet365's Sports and Trading expert Steve Freeth said: "Our customers are divided. Some believe the decline will continue, while others believe they've already hit rock bottom and that Manchester United are on the way up.

"Let the debate commence!"

Best-backed teams for 2025/26 Premier League

Team	% of total money stakes
Man Utd	29.80%
Liverpool	23.90%
Arsenal	19.60%
Chelsea	8.10%
Man City	7.90%

Best-backed teams for 2025/26 Premier League relegation

Team	% of total money staked
Sunderland	54.4%
Man Utd	13.1%
Burnley	8.4%
Nottingham Forest	6.8%
Wolves	5.4%

It's still hard to properly evaluate Manchester United's chances ahead of the new campaign. While Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are both good players in their own right, the team won't be in the mix for the UEFA Champions League places let alone anything loftier unless their biggest concerns are addressed.

In his admittedly still brief time in England, Ruben Amorim is yet to demonstrate anything to suggest he has what it takes to 'bring the glory days again' - however much the Stretford End would like it to be true - taking United to a 15th-placed finish in the Premier League.

But if the signings do click, and the club are able to strengthen in key areas, and Amorim is able to properly implement his philosophy on the side, United may well be on the up.

If they don't, however, it wouldn't be at all a surprise to see United back down at the wrong end of the table in 12 months' time.

Liverpool are the second most backed team in the outright market, and while they also needed to strengthen in key areas, they look like doing just that. Florian Wirtz when he arrives could elevate Liverpool to a new level, with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez could usher in an exciting new generation of full-backs at Anfield, and their slight favouritism at 15/8 has attracted plenty of customers.

At the other end of the table, few are giving Sunderland any chance of survival. Despite being as short as 4/11 to go down, more than half of all the money taken in the relegation market is on the Black Cats.

(Odds correct at the time of writing and subject to fluctuation)