FA Cup now best chance of trophy this season at Man City
Published:Manchester City have now been cut to 5/2 from 7/2 in the FA Cup betting after their comfortable fifth round victory over Aston Villa and they will fancy their chances of going on to win the tournament.
After his massive spending spree over the summer, Roberto Mancini will be keen to justify this with some silverware and although they are still flying high in Europe, the FA Cup perhaps presents their best opportunity.
While the other two big guns Arsenal and Manchester United have been drawn to face each other in the quarter finals at Old Trafford, which will obviously see one of them fail to reach the last four, Mancini’s task on paper seems far easier.
Manchester City have been drawn at home again to face Reading in the quarter finals and they are the only team outside of the Premier League still standing in the FA Cup.
Manchester United are currently favourites in the FA Cup betting at 9/4, with Arsenal at an unchanged 7/2 after winning their replay against Leyton Orient.
Mid-table clubs make up the remainder of the clubs still left in the FA Cup and Manchester City will surely be optimistic that they could win a semi final against any of Stoke, Birmingham, Bolton or West Ham.
Although theoretically still in Premier League title contention, any hopes of finishing in top spot are miniscule and therefore their other realistic hope of silverware is in the Europa League.
Manchester City’s betting odds are 4/1 to win the Europa League and they have been favourites to triumph since the start of the season.
Dynamo Kiev are the next opposition for Manchester City in the last 16 of the tournament.
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