ASTON VILLA VS MANCHESTER UNITED ODDS AND BETTING TIPS

Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United side face a rehearsal for their widely-anticipated Carling Cup clash as they face off against Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa side. The Villains have had some issues finding the back of the net lately and I think if United’s defence comes through this one blunder-free then they’ll likely take the away victory. It’s always a tough trip to Villa Park, but United are playing with so much verve and Wayne Rooney seems to have inspired players like Nani and Antonio Valencia to step up their games. Patrice Evra has been the workhorse for me this year and he is now captaining the side on occasion.

The difference between now and the start of the season, for United, is the fact that they no longer depend entirely Rooney in the sense that everyone looks to him to do everything difficult. When other United players are playing well and Rooney is too, defences generally have to spend so much time accommodating Wayne that it opens up opportunities for the Carricks and the Fletchers and the Valencias.
United are the odds-on favourites to win the match a 5/6 price with William Hill. Villa can be backed at 7/2 while the draw, which United need to avoid, is priced at 12/5. This is the time for United to go on a lengthy unbeaten run to put the pressure on Chelsea.
The favoured correct score outcome is 1-0 to United which trades at 9/2 with a 1-1 draw paying 5/1. Villa to notch a 1-0 victory pays 8/1 but I’m looking at United 3-1 at a solid 14/1 price. United to win both legs of the double result or half-time/full-time pays out at a solid 15/8 while draw/United pays 7/2.
Aston Villa will be looking to Gabriel Agbonlahor to score the goals and he’s at 2/1 anytime and 7/1 first or last. John Carew is well-priced at 11/4 anytime. James Milner is also trading at a solid 5/1- the same anytime listing as Ashley Young.
Manchester United have Wayne Rooney odds-on to score at 10/11 anytime with a 7/2 price first or last. He is 7/1 to score two or more and 25/1 to hit a hat-trick. Dimitar Berbatov and Mame Diouf are both available at 7/4 anytime and 6/1 first or last. I think we may see Gabriel Obertan today and he’s listed at 4/1 to break his duck and 11/1 to score first or last. Ryan Giggs is at 7/2 anytime while Paul Scholes is well-priced at 5/1- that’s a solid bet if he starts. 
I also like Manchester United (-1.0) at 9/4.