CARLING CUP MANCHESTER UNITED VS BARNSLEY BETTING TIPS

The pick of the crop in Tuesday's Carling Cup action appears to be the match where Barnsley take on Manchester United- who will be looking to avenge their disappointing 2-0 loss to Liverpool. Ladbrokes has United listed as the strong favourites to get things back on track a mere 2 days after one of their biggest matches of the season. Expect a younger and hungrier United side here. Barnsley are at 6.0 for the outright victory at home, while the draw pays out at a 4.2 margin.In terms of the correct score betting, United 1-0 and 2-0 seem to be the selections as they are both listed at 7.0. A 1-1 draw pays 9.0 while 1-0 to Barnsley pays out at 10.0. United 2-1 and 3-0 pays out at 8.0. Sir Alex Ferguson's side are listed at 1.9 to win the half-time/full-time market twice over, while draw/Manchester United is listed at 4.5. Wayne Rooney is the favoured first goalscorer and he carries a 4.5 price. I'm not sure if he'll actually start, so I'm not sure what the margin truly should be. This looks like the type of game where Federico Macheda gets a lengthy run-out and you can back to him score first at 6.0. Gabriel Obertan is listed at 8.0 to score first and I expect him to get some much-needed game time as well. Anderson is a cheeky selection to score first, but 17.0 is a quality price for what looks to be a slightly unconventional game.This one is definitely United's to lose, but Barnsley are tricky to play against at home. It will be interesting to see what United's second string can do, but I think the Red Devils should get things back on track with this fixture.