: Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:42 pm
City chopped for the drop
MANCHESTER City have been cut to 16/1 to be relegated from the Premier League this season, according to Ladbrokes.
The bookies cut the odds from 25/1 at the weekend as City failed to capture Brazilian star Kaka in the transfer window and amidst news of unrest in the camp.
David Williams of Ladbrokes said:
"City have become a laughing stock but with so much wealth, sympathy seems to be in short supply.
"The impact on the club of the Kaka collapse and the Robinho walk-out could be long-lasting and with the league so compressed relegation is still a prospect.
"We've not been surprised to see a surge of bets in our Old Trafford shops on City to be relegated."
Manager Mark Hughes is the 5/2 second favourite to be the next Premier League managerial casualty behind Middlesbrough's Gareth Southgate at 6/4.
Sack Race - Next Manager to go
6/4 Southgate
5/2 Hughes
5/1 Scolari
5/1 Benitez
6/1 Adams
16/1 Man City to be relegated this season