Manchester United vs Manchester City Betting Tips PT 1

The marquee fixture of the entire Premier League weekend is the massive clash between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in the early kick off on Saturday morning. There is so much to like about this contest and there is such a contrast between the two sides – both of whom are boasting new world-class managers this season and both have also gotten off to a raring start in the league.

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This is one of those matches that really could go either way and, simply because there are so many match winners on the pitch, you have to assume that anything can happen. There is every chance that his one winds up being a 4-3 classic or a boring 0-0 draw but you reckon that Jose Mourinho has a scoreline in his head already and he is formulating a tactical plan to achieve it. That scoreline is his classic 1-0 margin.

Mourinho specializes in stuff like that and you can expect an organized and effective Manchester United side set up to break City down. Expect Marouane Fellaini to play an important role in midfield if he starts. There had been rumours that he giant Belgian had picked up an injury and would be unavailable for the contest but he has proven that he will be able to show up again this time and could be an immense force in midfield.

Given a whole new lease on life under Mourinho, Fellaini was originally supposed to be headed for the exit door nearly as soon as the Portuguese manager came through and assumed the role from Louis Van Gaal. A last minute panic buy that effectively typified the David Moyes era, Fellaini's entire skillset appeared to involve little more than fouling other players and then shrugging to the referee. Now he is a physical midfield policeman who is able to break down attacks and nullify key players during the build-up.

As it currently stands, Manchester United come into the match-up as the betting favourites with the bookmakers pricing them as low as a 5/4 margin but with the vast majority of bookmakers listing them around 13/10. There are a few books going best price 11/8 and it will be fascinating to see how the money moves around during the build-up to the match.