Celtic vs ManU betting tips

Gordon Strachan's Celtic side entertain Man Utd in Champions League Group F on Tuesday evening and will be out for revenge after going down by three goals to two against the Red Devils at Old Trafford in September. This encounter - dubbed the 'Battle of Britain' - looks poised to be a tempestuous one.Currently 15 points clear of their arch enemies and nearest pursuers, Rangers, in the SPL, Celtic have gone 24 games in all competitions and nearly a year since they last incurred a defeat at home. With 60,000 crammed into Celtic Park, most of which bearing green and white hoops, the visitors will have a hard time of it.Both clubs look set to progress to the knockout stages. But, as things stand, it's still a possibility that neither will go through. Hugely unlikely, but possible all the same, following respective away defeats at the hands of Benfica and FC Copenhagen in their latest starts in this tournament.Sir Alex faces something of a selection conundrum as he will no doubt have one eye on his side's Premiership clash with Chelsea just four days later. The significance of that fixture cannot be over-emphasised - if United beat the Blues they will go six points clear, and gain an even bigger psychological advantage. In essence, title pretenders will become heir apparent's. Therefore, on one hand Ferguson will want to save some of his key players. However, by the same token, he will be keen for his charges to go into Saturday's match full of beans and what better way could their be to do just that than by securing certain qualification to the next stage of Europe's premier competition by beating Celtic?Fergie has indicated that changes will be made, but I reckon that they will be minimal, because he will know better than anyone how stiff a task Celtic will set his team on Tuesday. Furthermore, if the Bhoys prevail and, as expected, Benfica beat Copenhagen, then the heat will be on Man Utd in their tie with Benfica next month. Essentially, their qualification bid would then go to the wire.Strachan will have no selection headaches. The ex-United player will field his strongest team and they will go hell for leather in search of victory. Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink will probably be paired with Kenneth Miller or Maciej Zurawski. Either combination will make for a deadly double act while Celtic also possess plenty of goalscoring potential from midfield with likes of Jiri Jarosik, Shunsuke Nakamura and Thomas Gravesen.It's incredibly difficult to predict the outcome of this match. But what is predictable is that this will be a high tempo contest from the moment the whistle is blown. This was the case when they met at Old Trafford, and four of the five goals scored came in the first half. The group has now taken shape, neither side will be as uninhibited as they were at that point. However, I am confident that the sense of occasion will arouse the attacking instincts of both Celtic and Man Utd and, at 9/4 with VCbet, opting for first half in the half with most goals market might just be a steal.