MANCHESTER City’s amazing comeback yesterday hit hundreds of punters in the wallet.
In the 90th minute — as City were losing 2-1 to QPR — more than 400 gamblers backed rivals United to win the title at odds of 1/33.
But the Blues scored twice in stoppage time to win their first Premier League title.
Bookies said it was the biggest day of football betting ever. In the second half Ladbrokes laid over 1,500 bets per minute on mobile phones.
Ladbrokes’ David Williams said: “We’ve never known five minutes like it.
“United fans got greedy. The smell of burnt fingers around Old Trafford is overwhelming.”
In the 90th minute — as City were losing 2-1 to QPR — more than 400 gamblers backed rivals United to win the title at odds of 1/33.
But the Blues scored twice in stoppage time to win their first Premier League title.
Bookies said it was the biggest day of football betting ever. In the second half Ladbrokes laid over 1,500 bets per minute on mobile phones.
Ladbrokes’ David Williams said: “We’ve never known five minutes like it.
“United fans got greedy. The smell of burnt fingers around Old Trafford is overwhelming.”