United travel to St Mary’s to take on Southampton this weekend, and are 1.57 with Betfred to come away with all three points.
They have won on their last four visits in all competitions, and having got back on track with a 3-2 win over Fulham following their opening game defeat at the hands of Everton and in reality should prove far too strong for The Saints.
The home side put up a bold show against Man City in their opening game, but were brought back down to earth with a bump when beaten 2-0 at home by Wigan last weekend.
If the Latics can put two past them without replay, then the Premier League new boys are going to struggle to hold a formidable United front line and could well be in for a drubbing
Robin van Persie opened his account for the club with a stunning opening goal against the Cottagers last weekend, and at 5 with bet365 and Betfred looks good value to repeat the dose in the first goalscorer market.
The Dutchman’s team mate Shinji Kagawa, who also got off the mark against Fulham, has made a really impressive start at the club and is 8.5 in the same market with bet365.
United haven’t looked at their best in defence so far this season, with make-shift centre-half Michael Carrick exposed in the defeat at Everton.
They also uncharacteristically conceded two at home to Fulham, but hopes are high that Jonny Evans could return in this and I expect them to stamp their class from the first whistle and win this comfortably without conceding.
Paddy Power go a standout 2.8 about them winning to nil, and that looks a big price considering that they are as short as 2.38 elsewhere.
Over 2.5 goals also looks worth a wager at 1.65 with bet365, while in the correct score market 3-0 and 4-0 appeal at 12 and and 23 with bet365 and Betfred respectively.
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Hope to see Kagawa and VanPersie on the scoresheet. Hoping for a nice 4-5 goal scoreline. It’s been a while since we’ve seen goals galore going on
@ Costas,
Your moment from the last thread…Well it does hold some truth but as an athlete, I don’t see that a constant fitness regimen would allow for him to get himself so out of shape. Case to note is Ronaldo Da Lima. We all see how big he is now. Meaning he’s always had the tendency. We can’t however forget how skinny he was in PSV, Barca and for some part, Inter Milan. You seen McManaman at the recent awards, yeah? Dude’s put on a lotta weight. Attribute that to old age but what you gon’ say about Ruud Gullit and Conceicao? Still looking trim, those latter two. The thing is, footballers have a life span for their careers. You can party all you want when the show is over but while its on, just put your back to it. Its akin to Becks staying behind after training to practice his free kicks. Whatever anyone may say, top professional, that bloke. Rooney needs to know he is a professional. Easier put, a kid in college can party but if its going to screw with his studies, just frigging put aside the partying for a few years and get that degree. Rooney needs games to shape up, yeah? Whatever happened to him going to train with teams that weren’t on break? Its a long-assed season, we gotta be up to it from the get go even though it isn’t a sprint but a marathon. We shouldn’t look for favours and wait for teams to slip-up before we get into gear. Footie these days has gone crazy. Real madrid clinched their league wid’ a 100points plus if I am right. If Barca was waiting for them to slip-up, well they know better now. Anyway, it isn’t all down to Rooney though he should be the stimulant for the team considering he is highest paid. Cheers mate, on to the game for today. Its 20 and believe.
Utd_fc – i think you’d be extremely fortunate to go 4 or 5 up in this league, especially against a tricky team like southampton that will up for a fight. Another difficult game awaits, they’ll be motivated.
@Ironbrand
No denying that it also has to do a lot with work ethic. LIke you said, that’s why the Brazilian Ronaldo managed to stay fit in his early career. And Rooney has done the same for the better part of his. I am just saying that some players are also fighting themselves when it comes to maintaining their fitness. Like Fergie mentioned, you could go out with someone, drink the same amount of alcohol and the result on each person could be completely different. Heck, Ronaldo or Giggs could have the same summer exploits that Rooney did and still show up for training in good shape. Of course Rooney knows this, so I don’t know if something went wrong with his nutrition this summer or if his poor fitness is a result of something else. I hope it’s the latter.
Samuel
It all depends on us though I’d say. Even against Fulham we had a chance to make it a right drubbing if Vida hadn’t decided to make things more interesting from a neutral perspective.
This is the same team that lost 2nil to Wigan. So I’d think if our boys turn up we could have some fun today