Manchester United vs Liverpool Betting Tips PT 2

Taking a look at the outright odds for the match, you'll find Liverpool coming into this contest as the significant favourites to get the victory according to most major bookmakers. Liverpool can be backed at a best price of 13/10 while most bookmakers have them trading around a 5/4 or even 6/5 margin for the outright victory against their arch-rivals.

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Manchester United are rewarding at a very solid price if you genuinely believe that Jose Mourinho's tactical acumen will win out against Liverpool's all-out attack system. The Red Devils can be backed anywhere in the neighbourhood of 5/2 and some books go as high as 45/17 for them to pull off the win at Anfield.

The draw can also be backed around a 5/2 shout and that's telling because there is a lot of books will see United priced at the same as the draw and that usually means the odds are more in the favour of the underdog than they might be represented in the outright odds. Volume for this contest is expected to be high and it will be important for a lot of savvy punters to keep their eyes peeled on the shifts in the odds during the build-up to the match itself.

While a lot of neutral footballing observers might look at this one as a very back and forth and open game, Jose Mourinho's track record is a pretty good indicator that this one might be a bit more nip and tuck than it usually is. Taking a look at the first goalscorer odds, the bookmakers are giving a very slim margin to Danile Sturridge as low as a 9/2 margin while Manchester United's experienced striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is trading as high as a 6/1 price tag to pull off the opening goal of the match – which could be absolutely crucial.

Divock Origi is another contender, in addition to Roberto Firmino – both hovering around a 6/1 margin. Marcus Rashford can be backed at a 15/2 price tag while Wayne Rooney trades as high as 9/1 to open the scoring.