26 February, 2008
Betting: Ronaldo's goals
 Betfred have opened a market on how many Premier League goals Cristiano Ronaldo will score this season after the United winger edged closer to all sorts of records with his double against Newcastle. The Portuguese star is 11/2 to bag exactly 33 league goals, which would surpass Dennis Viollet's club record of 32 set in 1959/60, and 12/1 to end the season with 34, which would equal the Premier League record held by Andrew Cole (1993/94) and Alan Shearer (1994/95) - both totals achieved over 42 games instead of the present 38. To claim the outright record for himself by amassing 35 or more league goals this season, Ronaldo is a 25/1 shot. Fred Done, a lifelong United fan and boss of Betfred, Manchester United’s official betting partner, said: “It’s one of the more pleasant ways of losing money but Ronaldo has cost me a fortune this season because punters just keep piling on him to score. I thought I would try to claw a bit back by opening this market. “If he is to equal or better Dennis Viollet’s record he will need to average a goal a game for the rest of the season. United still have to play Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool so it won’t be easy, but there are also fixtures against Derby, Fulham, Wigan and Bolton to come and he will fancy his chances of netting more than one in all of them.” |
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