12 Jun 2019
With 43 points to their name, City have not only equalled the top-flight record for the number of points after 15 games, but also that of consecutive wins with 13 in-a-row.
They have been ruthless this season, unbeaten in all competitions, to race eight points clear in the league. With that in mind, we’re sure Jose Mourinho will be licking his lips at the prospect of beating City at Old Trafford this weekend, as second placed United look to close the gap to just five points on their bitter rivals.
Despite a record that has seen United only win once in their last six home Premier League games against City – somewhat of a changing of the guard since the glory days when City endured a 34 year wait for an away win between ‘74 and ‘08 – United will take confidence from the manner of City’s last three league wins.
With goals in the last 10 minutes required to beat Southampton, Huddersfield and West Ham, we expect them to break on the counter to try and expose the chinks in City’s armour.
With no Pogba available, they may look towards Jessie Lingard (three goals in his last two appearances) to do so, a tactic that they executed to perfection in their 3-1 defeat of Arsenal recently.
Astonishingly, prior to their recent match-ups against Huddersfield and West Ham, City had won only one of their past 30 games in which they went in behind at half-time. If United can get their noses in front, we think they’re worth a punt at Premier League betting odds of 23/10 to win. If not, we fear the title race may be all but over.
Just a stone’s throw away, this weekend also has a huge Merseyside derby in-store, as Big Sam looks to help his Everton side to a third win on the bounce as they climb the Premier League table.
Although technically he wasn’t yet manager in the first game, Everton have recorded two clean sheets in a row having previously not achieved one since the opening day of the Premier League season.
As Big Sam himself said, ‘they need to keep clean sheets and be difficult to beat’, we feel this Liverpool side may be too much for an Everton side that hasn’t beaten the Reds in the league since 2010, and not since 1999 at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah has been absolute sensation for the Reds this season, as they have run riot to score at least three goals in all of their last 10 league games barring a hard fought 1-1 draw against Chelsea. As the league’s top scorer, we make him a strong bet to score anytime at Premier League odds of 4/6.
If he does so, we find it hard to see past anything but a Liverpool win, as Jurgen Klopp’s side look to strengthen their stranglehold on the Champions League places.
If anyone is to spoil the party, form suggests it won’t be Wayne Rooney, not at Anfield at least, as the local man endured an 11-year drought between 2005 and 2016 at the famous ground.
For the dreaming Toffee fans out there, Oumar Niasse could be worth a punt however, at odds of 13/5 to score anytime. Perhaps surprisingly, his record of 76 minutes per Premier League goal is more prolific than all of the Premier League’s top scorers.
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