MANCHESTER UNITED VS SCUNTHORPE CARLING CUP BETTING TIPS

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side face a relatively straightforward match against Scunthorpe today and, provided they don’t pull an Everton, they should be a fairly safe bet to defend their Carling Cup title from last year.
Manchester United are the significant favourites today and they’re priced as low as 1/8 to win the match outright, but you can also back them at a 2/5 price to win the match within 90 minutes. That’s not bad odds considering the lopsided nature of the contest and Scunthorpe are as high as 7/1 in the 90 minutes market and 9/2 to win the match outright (including extra time and penalties).
The draw is trading at 7/2 but it will really take a legendary performance for the host side to force extra time.
The favoured correct score margin looks to be either 2-0 or 2-1 to United and you can back either of those options at a 15/2 price tag. A 1-0 or 3-0 victory is rewarding at 17/2 while a 3-1 result trade at 10/1. United to win 4-0 pays 14/1 while 5-0 is listed at a solid 33/1 listing.
The 1-1 draw can be backed at 9/1 while a 1-0 result to the host side is priced at 20/1 while a 2-1 result would pay out at the same margin.
United to take both legs of the half-time/full-time market (or double result as they call it at William Hill) is being offered at an enhanced price of 11/10. This is a great bet for United fans looking for a bit of extra value.
There is a rumor circulating that Manchester United will use tonight’s fixture as a chance to give Bebe a run out in front of the fans. The mystery £7.4m signing is already proving to be a controversial purchase for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side- who clearly saw him as an impulse buy.
Wayne Rooney is odds-on to score in this match with a 4/7 price tag while Dimitar Berbatov is trading at a 10/11 listing to score anytime. Michael Owen, Javier Hernandez and Federico Macheda can all be backed at even money to score anytime.
Nani’s odds to score are at 2/1 alongside Gabriel Obertan- both players are favoured to start the match. Darron Gibson should be lining up for this one as well and youc an back the Irishman at a 10/3 price to score another one of his long-range screamers.