Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Wigan Athletic v Manchester United odds say this will be no sweat for United, who can edge further ahead of Arsenal at the top of the table – the Gunners are detained on Carling Cup duty.
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Wigan will need to defy history here if they are to pull off any kind of surprise.
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Wigan Athletic: 6/1
Manchester United: 8/15
Draw: 3/1
Wigan’s record against Manchester United since promotion to the Premier League is truly dreadful. They have lost every single meeting between the two clubs, and they went down to 5-0 defeats home and away last season. Manager Robert Martinez has even talked about trying to overcome some kind of mental barrier in this fixture in the hope they can improve. Wigan won’t be able to play United’s Tom Cleverley in this match, and they have to face one of the poorer pitches in the Premier League as well as talented opponents.
So what stops this being a United romp? Well that pitch doesn’t help, their away record is packed full of draws and they do have some injury concerns, notably Anderson, Jonny Evans and Rio Ferdinand. Chris Smalling should partner Nemanja Vidic again. This is the start of a run of three away games for United, with manager Sir Alex Ferguson gently chiding Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov to do more in their away matches. If they can’t pass on the surface though, it might be more difficult.
A United win still looks likely as Wigan don’t have the ability to unsettle United physically, but it could be hard work. We recommend you back a 1-0 United win at 6/1 with Betfred. Use our link and you can grab a free £50 bet.