Manchester City outright Premier League title odds and predictions: Season Preview 2026/27

It’s all change at Manchester City this season, with a new face in the dugout for the first time since 2016.

So how will Manchester City adapt to Pep Guardiola’s departure, as Enzo Maresca prepares to take charge of his maiden campaign in M11?

Here’s what the LiveScore Bet odds say about the Citizens’ chances in 2026/27….

All odds are correct at the time of writing.

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Manchester City’s 2026/27 Premier League title chances: Outright odds and predictions

Manchester City supporters have become accustomed to winning since Guardiola took the reins a decade ago.

The former Barcelona boss oversaw an era of unprecedented glory that delivered six Premier League titles, a Champions League and a total of 20 domestic and continental trophies.

Things haven’t been quite as successful on the Premier League front in recent seasons, though, with Liverpool and Arsenal claiming top spot in 2024/25 and 2025/26, respectively.

Uncertainty over how Maresca will follow in the footsteps of his decorated predecessor means it’s Arsenal who have been installed as title favourites with LiveScore Bet at 6/4.

But City are just behind on 5/2, reflecting their status as the Gunners’ most likely challengers when the upcoming campaign gets underway.

Manchester City to secure a top-four finish in 2026/27: Outright odds and predictions

A change of manager always brings a degree of risk, but it feels highly unlikely that Manchester City will fail to finish in the Premier League’s top four.

After all, you have to go back to 2009/10 to find the last time that happened, such is the Citizens’ spending power in the transfer market.

It’s also worth noting that Maresca secured Champions League qualification during his only full season with Chelsea (2024/25).

He has winning pedigree, too, having lifted the Conference League and World Club Cup trophies while in West London – as well as topping the Championship with Leicester City in 2023/24.

As such, the odds of City finishing within the top four are just 3/10 with LiveScore Bet.

Manchester City to secure a top-six finish in 2026/27: Outright odds and predictions

Even if Manchester City were to endure a difficult transitional season, the thought of them dropping out of the Premier League’s top six feels almost unimaginable.

A tenth-place finish under Mark Hughes in 2008/09 was the previous time that occurred – and this iteration of City is clearly a more well-oiled ship.

There’s perhaps no surprise that LiveScore Bet agree, then, with odds of 2/15 that Maresca’s men will place inside the top six at the very least next term.

A Manchester City player to win the Golden Boot in 2026/27: Outright odds and predictions

The battle for Premier League supremacy in 2026/27 is too close to call, but Manchester City fans can be more confident that one of their players will win the Golden Boot.

Erling Haaland is the LiveScore Bet favourite to finish as the division’s top scorer at 13/20, which is some way ahead of Liverpool’s Alexander Isak (9/1) in second place.

There’s solid logic to those numbers, with the clinical Norwegian claiming the Golden Boot in three of the last four seasons – including 2025/26 when he registered 27 league strikes in 35 games.

Remarkably, the 26-year-old has netted 112 top-flight goals in just four seasons at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City’s opening Premier League fixture of 2026/17: Odds and predictions

Manchester City begin their Premier League campaign by hosting Bournemouth – another club who are transitioning to a new manager.

Marco Rose is the Cherries’ current boss, having taken over from Andoni Iraola ahead of the upcoming season.

Bournemouth proved to be tricky opposition under Iraola and claimed a 1-1 home draw with City back in May, which was particularly damaging to their title hopes.

Will they be able to repeat that feat at the Etihad Stadium (Sunday 23rd August, 2pm BST)? 

Well, LiveScore Bet have the Citizens installed as favourites (7/20), with the draw at 18/5 and an away win at 4/1.

Manchester City ins and outs: Summer transfer specials

Manchester City have already been splashing the cash this summer, signing Elliot Anderson for an eye-watering £116 million from Nottingham Forest.

Joining him in the North West is teenage sensation Jeremy Monga, 19, who arrives from Leicester City for £10 million plus add-ons.

Goalkeeper Pierce Charles has also signed from Sheffield Wednesday (£3 million), while winger Mathys Detourbet is immediately heading to Monaco on loan after making the switch from City Football Group-owned Troyes (£21 million).

But there could still be another big signing on the horizon, with the Citizens reportedly interested in 18-year-old Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.

Bouaddi shone for Morocco at the 2026 World Cup – and you can get odds of 1/3 that he’ll be playing his football at the Etihad Stadium in 2026/27 with LiveScore Bet.