Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Valenica v Manchester United Odds have Sir Alex Ferguson’s side as a narrow favourite despite a fairly indifferent run of domestic performances.
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Valencia crushed Bursaspor in their opening match in Turkey, while Manchester United started the group by being held to a draw by Rangers.
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Valencia: 17/10
Manchester United: 13/8
Draw: 11/5
This group is suddenly looking like it might provide the unexpected. The theory was Valencia would be weakened by selling David Villa, David Silva and other prize assets. However, they are the early pace setters in Spain and took apart Bursaspor in their opening Champions League match. The Spaniards could be missing Joaquin, but their relatively small squad is bursting with confidence. Strikers Artiz Aduriz and Roberto Soldado have already struck up a good understanding after their summer moves.
Manchester United have no Wayne Rooney (albeit out of form), no Ryan Giggs and Antonio Valencia. Rio Ferdinand is expected to play, while Michael Carrick could make his first start of the season. For a side used to sleepwalking through their qualifying groups, a draw here would put some pressure on with 2 points after 2 games. While we are used to slow starts, there just doesn’t seem to be quite the fizz about Manchester United we are used to.
On current form the value has to lie in a Valencia home win – back them at 17/10 with Betfred. If the match ends a goalless draw, Betfred will refund all losing first and last goalscorers, correct Score and scorecast bets up to £200. So claim your £50 bet by using the claim button on the top right of the page.