Fred Says – 'Unbeatable' City on track for historic treble

Owen McMahon

Apr 29

You've got to hand it to our noisy neighbours who've come good at just the right time - and frankly look unbeatable.

City are now 5/4 at Betfred to win the treble, matching United's historic 1999 achievement.

Back in August they were 16/1 to do the clean sweep and win the Champions League for the first time in the club's history, the FA Cup and retain the Premier League title.

With Arsenal going so well, the league was, at least on the face of it, the toughest challenge, but City showed their absolute dominance in putting the Gunners to the sword midweek, winning 4-1 in a pivotal game that frankly could have been a cricket score.

It was men against boys, with Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne in the form of their lives. The strength of the squad is illustrated by a simple glance at the bench, with a player as excellent as Phil Foden having to wait to make his inevitable impact.

The Blues can leapfrog their title rivals on Sunday - and by the time the Gunners host Chelsea next Tuesday, Pep Guardiola could easily have led his team to the top by one point with a game in hand.

City are now as short as 1/12 at Betfred to win their third title on the bounce, with the dwindling Arsenal out to 7/1.

Guardiola's men are 1/4 to pick up all three points at Craven Cottage this weekend, with goal machine Erling Haaland 7/4 to score the opener.

Strangely, City do seem to win 4-1 quite often - and I'll give you 14/1 for that.

It was men against boys when Arsenal came to town, with Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne in the form of their lives. The strength of the squad is illustrated by a simple glance at the bench, with a player as excellent as Phil Foden having to wait to make his inevitable impact.

Meanwhile, things aren't quite as rosy at Old Trafford, although we're dreaming that our potential new owners will sanction the signing of Harry Kane for next season. The England skipper was rightly Man of the Match as Spurs forced a comeback draw against us on Thursday.

We are still handily-placed for a top-four finish ahead of tomorrow's visit to Old Trafford of Aston Villa - a position Erik Ten Hag would have readily taken pre-season.

Betfred have United 8/11 to beat fast-improving Villa with my favourite player of the current crop, Marcus Rashford, the 7/2 favourite to score the opener.