A huge match to start the Premier League with after the international break with the Manchester derby on Saturday lunchtime between Man United and Man City from Old Trafford.
This is match-up that is being over hyped by the media and so often in big matches like this they value to deliver the goods and swimming against the tide is the best betting strategy I can suggest in this one.
These sees Jose Mourinho up against Pep Guardiola for the first in the Premier League and with defeat not an option for either manager to lose valuable ground against the two side most likely according to the bookie\’s challenge for the title this season.
Despite both sides making 100 per cent winning starts to the new campaign this may be too early to witness a classic and although they both arrive in great shape who have they beaten this season? No team of any quality is the answer.
United have scored six goals in three wins against Bournemouth, Southampton and Hull and City have managed nine in their impressive wins over Sunderland, Stoke and West Ham.
I really can\’t see goals on Saturday and despite this fixture having its fair share of them in recent years, they usually come from just one side.
Just one of the last five Manchester derbies has seen both sides on the score sheet and at 2.10 among Green Listed Bookmakers again for both teams not to score that is my best bet in the match and one that not many casual gamblers will agree on.
A huge blow for City is that they have make the short trip to Old Trafford at the weekend up against their arch-rivals without their main goal threat Sergio Aguero who is suspended for serves the first of a three match suspension and that might see a more cautious approach from Pep Guardiola at Old Trafford.
The other concern for their supporters is that unlike United, they start their Champions League group campaign on Tuesday with a home match with Borussia Moenchengladbach and the priority at the Etihad is certainly on winning the Champions League and this looks set to be a very cagey affair.
United are the 2.36 favourites with BetVictor to make home advantage count and capitalise on the absence of Aguero, which I don\’t disagree with, but 2.36 does look on the short as they\’ve only won this fixture just once in the last five seasons.
City are 3.30 to keep up their recent good form in this fixture but without Aguero I just can\’t see them troubling a very impressive United defence this season and the draw would be my pick at 3.30 with William Hills and no goalscorer as well is worth a small investment at 10.0 with Skybet.
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