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Man United v Tottenham Betting Tips
Following their shock first loss of the season at Huddersfield last weekend, Manchester United face potentially their biggest game of the season so far on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham are the visitors to Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off on the back of a remarkable 4-1 Wembley win over Liverpool on Sunday.
United had been tipped to replicate Arsenal’s 2003/04 ‘Invincibles’ team by some journalists following impressive early displays in all competitions, but David Wagner’s bold Terriers have ruined any possibility of that before November has even begun.
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In a sense, that loss could remove some pressure on United, although rivals City now have a cushion on the Red Devils in first place.
Tottenham had received plenty of criticism for their Wembley displays up until their 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Their 1-0 success over Bournemouth in the Premier League broke their domestic hoodoo, while that domination over Liverpool has caused many to question whether they can challenge for the silverware.
Spurs have shortened into second favourites for the title with most bookmakers after that triumph, with United out to third favourites. Heading into this match, it almost feels like the majority of the pressure is on the home side.
Jose Mourinho is entering this match with Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcos Rojo, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick and Phil Jones ruled out, while Eric Bailly is also a possible absentee. Spurs have adapted incredibly well without Victor Wanyama and Mousa Dembele in their midfield, instead seeing English duo Eric Dier and Harry Winks prosper.
Another English star continuously making the headlines right now is striker Harry Kane who simply cannot stop scoring. With 45 goals in 40 games in 2017, Kane has outscored both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and is making a superb late case to compete for the 2017 Ballon d’Or award.
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Against Liverpool, Kane bagged twice to take his record against top six sides to 17 goals in 32 games since the 2014/15 season. With United’s defence significantly weakened, we fancy Kane to find the net, break the deadlock AND possibly decide the game. Take the 7/2 on offer with BetVictor for Harry Kane to score first, along with the 11/10 William Hill are showing for Harry Kane to score anytime.
This game features the joint best defence in the league against the second best defence in the league. Naturally, we can’t see too many goals occurring. Both of their last two encounters at Old Trafford were decided by a single goal and we’re happy to back Under 2.5 goals here at 5/6 with BetVictor.
It may also be worth considering backing Tottenham to win at a best price of 13/5 with BetVictor if you’re extremely confident that a Kane goal could be the single goal to seal the match.
