Rocky Reds Should Kick-start Season, Red Bull To Give Man City European Wings
Misfiring striker Fernando Torres is looking increasingly disillusioned with life at Liverpool and William Hill are odds on at 8/13 that he will NOT be at the club come the first day of the 2011/12 Premier League season.
That said, Liverpool are 2/7 hot favourites to beat Steaua Bucharest on Thursday night, with Torres 9/4 favourite to score first. Big spending Manchester City are priced at 6/10 to emerge victorious against Red Bull Salzburg, and they are the current 5/1 favourites to win the trophy with Liverpool the 9/1 second favourites, however, Hills offer 11/4 that any team who qualify through the Champions League win the competition. An all English final is priced at 16/1.
Man City are 4/6 to progress further in the competition than Liverpool who are priced at 11/10 to go further than City.
Torres almost left Liverpool in the summer following a disastrous campaign last season. He looks almost certain to go before the start of next season unless there is a marked turnaround in fortunes. The odds suggest that Liverpool should kick-start their season with a victory tonight, said Hills spokesman Joe Crilly.
William Hill Odds:
Europa League Outright: 11/4 Any Team From The Champions League; 5/1 Man City; 9/1 Liverpool; 11/1 Juventus; 12/1 Sevilla; 14/1 Atletico Madrid; 16/1 Porto; 16/1 Villarreal; 20/1 Bayer Leverkusen; 20/1 Borussia Dortmund; 20/1 Zenit St Petersburg; 25/1 Stuttgart; 25/1 CSKA Moscow; 25/1 Napoli; 25/1 Sampdoria; 33/1 Palermo; 33/1 PPSG; 33/1 PSV Eindhoven; 33/1 Dynamo Kiev; 40/1 BAR
Liverpool/Salzburg: 2/7 Liverpool; 10/1 Steaua Bucharest; 4/1 Draw
Salzburg/Manchester City: 9/2 Salzburg; 6/10 Man City; 14/5 Draw
English Team To Win Europa League: 11/4
All English Final: 16/1
Who Will Progress The Furthest: 4/6 Man City; 11/10 Liverpool
Game With The Most Goals: 10/1 Liverpool/Steaua; 7/4 Salzburg/Man City; 3/1 Tie
Torres To Still Be At Liverpool At The Start Of Next Season: 6/5 Yes; 8/13 No
Further Information Joe Crilly 0208 918 3746
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