For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the Premier League will begin with a club not called Manchester City atop the odds board in the United States.

Reigning champion Liverpool is the favorite to win the Premier League for the 2025-26 campaign, showing +175 odds at ESPN BET. Arsenal , the runner-up for last season, is second-favorite at +225, with Man City rounding out the top three at +350.

It's the first time during Pep Guardiola's tenure, which began ahead of the 2016-17 season, that the club has not been the favorite to win the league going into the campaign. It also marks the first time since 2011-12 that City was not one of the top two favorites, according to ESPN Research.

The lack of faith extends from the sportsbooks to the bettors themselves: Man City has just 1

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