Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been officially appointed as the new manager of Manchester City. The 59-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the blue half of Manchester. BetUS.com has Manchester City as a +120000 long shot to win the 2007/08 Barclays Premiership.
"I am absolutely delighted and honoured to have been asked to be Manchester City's manager," he told the club's website. "This is an exciting challenge and I have already started making preparations for the new season. I want to deliver a team that our fantastic fans can be proud of."
Club chief executive Alistair Mackintosh commented: "I'm delighted that Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed to join the club as we move into an exciting new era. Sven's vast experience of managing top clubs to success around Europe is one of the qualities that attracted us to him. He also knows the English Premier League inside out during his time as national team manager."
Meanwhile, Liverpool have officially signed Alexander Voronin from Bayer Leverkusen. His arrival was officially announced yesterday with the 27-year-old having already signed a pre-contract agreement last season when he was at the German club.
The 25-year-old France international spent last season on loan with Marseille but remained a Liverpool player.
West Ham were rumoured to have made an approach but he now looks likely to sign a four-year deal with the French club, who today also signed out-of-contract Anfield colleague Boudewijn Zenden.
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