Manchester United’s Shocking Result

The Premier League has kicked off with a shocking result that is still making headlines in newspapers and websites all around the world as Manchester United, the team that went through a superb pre-season with victories against: Real Madrid, Liverpool, Valencia, Inter Milan and As.Roma.

Manchester United now leaded by Louis van Gaal enjoyed an undefeated pre-season with triumphs against the well-known clubs mentioned above faced a 2-1 defeat against Swansea City. That was the only real surprising outcome out of all the opening matches of the season in the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea cruised to a comfortable 3-1 victory against Burnley and this is what is expected from the team that is predicted to win the Premier League in this season.

According to bookmarkers and soccer betting websites such as: bet365, Chelsea are the heavy favorites of winning the league title this time around and this seems to be more logical outcome if you take into consideration the big name players that Jose Mourinho has at his disposal and their newest arrival Diego Costa who has made an immediate impact in Stamford Bridge as he scored a goal in Chelsea’s opening match of the season.

Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal is another club that are heavy favorites on making a genuine charge for the league title as the club signed reinforcements in the form of Alexis Sanchez, Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy.

Liverpool came in 2nd place in the previous season of the Premier League but this time around they aren’t expected or being backed to have such an impressive campaign after selling Luis Suarez to Barcelona. The odds of Liverpool winning the league in this season has significantly dropped for bookmarkers and punters ever since the Uruguayan attacker left Anfield.

The current champions of the Premier League, Manchester City along with Chelsea are the two favorites of securing the top spots of the English league and have the best odds according to soccer betting websites of lifting the prestigious silverware.

Cardiff Relish Macheda Signing

Cardiff city will be preparing for the new championship season with former Manchester United striker Federico Macheda leading the attack. The Italian was out of contract in the summer and United showed no interest in extending the contract. He made a stunning debut for the club in 2009 by scoring in the match against Aston Villa to secure the club three points on their way to title success. Since then, he has struggled with a succession of injury problems and lack of form, which has seen him play for the likes of QPR and Sampdoria on loan deals.

Apart from the loan deal at Birmingham last season, he has not been productive during this period and United decided not to extend his contract. However, former United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will relish the opportunity take yet another United student. Cardiff have announced that they have signed the striker on a three-year contract. This is a major news for the club, which were relegated from the Premier League after just one season. Despite this, they will be looking to go straight back up and the presence of a striker like Macheda will be important. Last season, he scored 13 goals in just 22 matches in his loan spells at Birmingham and Doncaster.

“It’s a massive opportunity for me and it is with thanks to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that I am here. Last season I had a good spell on loan at Birmingham City, but this is a new chapter of my career now and I can’t wait to get started and show everyone who I am. Knowing Ole, he wants to get back into the Premier League as soon as possible and the recent signings show that. I’m here for the same reason. I feel that this is a great team and if we can have a good season and work hard then we can go straight back up,” said the striker.