Betting Update; Man Utd v Tottenham with the bookmakers making Man Utd their 4/9 favourites

Both North London sides visit Old Trafford in the space of 4 days and it will be interesting to see if the impending Champions League tie with Arsenal plays on Sir Alex Ferguson’s mind ahead of this league encounter with Tottenham.

[ClickPress, Thu Apr 23 2009] The 4-4 draw Arsene Wenger’s side achieved at Liverpool, coupled with United’s 2-0 win over Portsmouth and Chelsea’s 0-0 stalemate with Everton, has put the Reds 3 points clear at the top of the Premiership with a game in hand still to play. And with most of the first XI playing in the victory over Pompey on Wednesday, will Fergie be tempted to shuffle his pack here ahead of the European semi-final?

If he does then the BP 4/9 on the hosts to win here will slightly lengthen – but any side akin to the one fielded against Everton in the FA Cup semi-final would be a disservice to the form of Harry Redknapp’s Spurs right now. The Lilywhites may be 15/2 for an unlikely victory here (something they have never achieved in the Premier League) but four wins from their last 5 games has left them just 1 point off 7th place – which could prove to be enough for European football next season. Wilson Palacios has added a new-found element of steel to the traditionally lightweight midfield and the results are showing – just 1 defeat in their last 9 PL games and only 1 away defeat since February, and that was an unfortunate 2-1 reverse at Blackburn.

Rio Ferdinand sat out Wednesday’s game but if he returns to partner Nemanja Vidic in defence here then under 2.5 goals at a BP Evens could prove to be a bit of value. The ‘blip’ of no clean sheets for 5 successive games appears to have been well and truly eradicated, with 3 shut-outs on the spin versus Porto, Everton and Portsmouth – no surprise that this co-incided with Ferdinand’s return. As a result, the Reds have been under 2.5 in their last 3 consecutive games and with Arsenal on the horizon next week, I would expect a similarly professional performance from the home side here, just enough to get the job done.

Not that Tottenham can’t play their part – they have kept 5 clean sheets in their last 9 league games so will not roll over for a home procession like many non big four sides do at Old Trafford. Their new-found defensive resiliency does, however, re-enforce the quote on unders and given they have seen 2 goals or less in 8 of their last 12 games (all competitions), a price of Evens on that outcome here is worth an investment.

Recommended Bets - 2 pts - Under 2.5 Goals, Evens




• All prices correct at time of writing.

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