Sky Bet: Manchester United's Premier League title odds slashed

Manchester United's Premier League title odds have been cut from 12/1 to 5/1 after the Red Devils took advantage of further slip-ups from Manchester City and Chelsea.

Louis van Gaal's men leapfrogged their neighbours on Saturday to move top of the table with a 3-0 victory over Sunderland, after seeing City thrashed 4-1 at Tottenham in the early kick-off.

Champions Chelsea then failed to make up further ground following their difficult start, having to battle back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Newcastle, a result which sees them remain eight points off the pace.

City remain favourites for the title but have drifted out from 4/7 to 10/11 with Sky Bet, while Chelsea's odds have stayed the same at 8/1.

Arsenal remain second in the betting but have come in from 9/2 to 10/3 following a 5-2 victory at previously unbeaten Leicester, with Alexis Sanchez emphatically ending his goal drought with a hat-trick.

United began the season as 16/1 fourth favourites and are still yet to convince the bookies that they warrant favouritism, despite their lofty position.

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Sky Bet's Chris Spicer said: "United were well backed pre-season but perhaps more due to their big price than anything they showed us last season.

"While they're starting to look like more of a force, we still rate Manchester City and Arsenal as more likely contenders, while we're refraining from writing off Chelsea due to the inconsistencies of their rivals."