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Manchester United v Newcastle United, 8pm
An intriguing encounter set to take place at Old Trafford on Monday, with newly-promoted Newcastle United hoping to withstand an onslaught and return to the north-east with a point. It’s something that they managed to do two seasons ago when facing the Red Devils and the bookmakers chalk up 5/1 (Coral – £20 free bet) that the game ends all square in front of the cameras.
Nevertheless, Manchester United looked in excellent nick during last Sunday’s Community Shield match which saw them comfortably beat Chelsea 3-1. If that’s the yardstick for the coming campaign, perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson’s team will be the ones to beat and they will be hammered in the betting to win this match, even at odds of 1/4 (Ladbrokes). If you do think they will win, a more sensible bet might be the 8/11 (Ladbrokes – £25 free bet) about United leading at half-time and full-time, especially as Newcastle have defensive problems.
Sol Campbell is unlikely to play a part in this match and Steven Taylor will be out for weeks due to injury. Therefore, Wayne Rooney will be eager to end a drought which has been spanning several months and the England striker is 3/1 (Paddy Power – £20 free bet) to break the deadlock and an interesting 16/1 (Sky Bet – £15 free bet) to grab a hat-trick against the Geordies.
Mind you, he might not be hogging the limelight quite so much this season thanks to a new kid on the block. Javier Hernandez can’t stop scoring at the moment and the young Mexican is 28/1 (bet365 – £200 free bets) to bag a hat-trick of his own. It will be interesting to see whether Fergie plays him instead of the more experienced Dimitar Berbatov (4/1 Sporting Bet – £25 free bets), although a 3-0 win (7/1 Coral) looks just the ticket as Manchester United look to take back the Premier League crown from Chelsea.
