..but Blues get betting boost.BOOKIES have taken more bets on Manchester City winning the Premier League than any other club this summer. But their manager is one of the favourites to lose his job in the dreaded sack race, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ladbrokes. City were 33/1 to take the title at the end of last season and have been backed in to 14/1 ahead of today's opening matches. Yet as the expectation mounts so does the pressure on Mark Hughes, who is 6/1 third favourite to be the first boss out on his ear. Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "If City hit the ground running their price will collapse under the weight of money from their supporters. "But if they stutter stut·ter n. A phonatory or articulatory disorder characterized by difficult enunciation of words with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant or syllable. v. To utter with spasmodic repetition or prolongation of sounds. , Sparky spark·y adj. spark·i·er, spark·i·est Animated; lively. spark  i·ly adv. could collapse under the weight
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