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Manchester United’s interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge of his new team for the first time against a club he knows well. Solskjaer was in charge at Cardiff for eight months after being appointed in January 2014 and won just three of his 18 Premier League matches in charge, which resulted in Cardiff finishing bottom of the league, and was sacked just eight games into the next season after two home Championship defeats against Norwich and Middlesborugh. The fixture list has seemingly been kind to Solskjaer, with Manchester United playing teams in the bottom half of the table in eight of their next nine league matches, starting against Cardiff this weekend. Neil Warnock’s side have won four of their lost five matches at home and are now out of the relegation zone, despite having picked up just one point on their travels. Cardiff’s four home wins have come against Fulham, Brighton, Wolves and Southampton, while three of their four home defeats have come by … [Read more...] about Premier League best bets: Paul Pogba can inspire Manchester United to edge tight game against Cardiff

Manchester City dropped points in just six of their league games last season and one of them was at home against Everton. The Merseyside team, who were then managed by Ronald Koeman, came away from the Etihad with a 1-1 draw in a game in which City defender Kyle Walker was sent off in the 44th minute. Everton’s form in their last five fixtures is baffling. A 0-0 draw away at Chelsea and an unlucky 1-0 defeat at Anfield suggests that they are more than capable of mixing it on the road against bigger teams in the division but a 1-0 victory at home to Cardiff and two draws at Goodison Park against Newcastle and Watford suggest they struggle on their own patch against some weaker teams. Manchester City’s injury list continues to grow with Benjamin Mendy, David Silva and Danilo ruled out and doubts surrounding the participation of Kevin de Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and John Stones. Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus played every minute of the game against Hoffenheim in … [Read more...] about Premier League best bets: Everton can cause problems for Manchester City defence

One team is unbeaten in 19 matches in all competitions, the other has won only one of their last four and failed to beat Southampton and Crystal Palace. One team sits in fourth place in the division with 30 points, the other is eight points behind and lies in seventh. One team has a goal difference of +14, the other has conceded one more goal than they have scored. One team’s manager described his players as “special” after their last match, the other described one of his players as “a virus” in the team. Now answer this question: Given the above information, which of the two teams should be favourite to win when they play each other next? Well, it may surprise you to know that Manchester United, the weaker team in this scenario, are 11/8 to beat Arsenal, the stronger team, who are priced at 2/1. Home advantage for Manchester United is obviously a significant factor but they are without a host of defensive players. Ashley Young is suspended, Victor … [Read more...] about Premier League best bets: in-form Arsenal take on Manchester United

Watford chairman Gino Pozzo may be regretting breaking from his usual modus operandi by rewarding manager Javi Gracia with a new four-year contract as his team are in their worst run of the season. It seems a strange departure from the norm by Pozzo, who has hired nine managers in his six years in charge, to hand out an extension at a time when Watford have won just two of their last 11 matches in all competitions and those were against Wolves and Huddersfield. Watford have fallen to tenth in the league and their stay in the top half of the table will soon be over given a difficult set of fixtures in the run-up to Christmas. Those matches start with the visit of reigning champions Manchester City and Watford are 9/1 to come away with an unlikely victory, a price that makes no appeal. Manchester City have won 5-0 and 6-0 on their last two visits to Vicarage Road and Watford struggle to contain City’s strikers. From a betting perspective, it’s disappointing … [Read more...] about Premier League best bets: Gabriel Jesus can shine for Manchester City

Now is not the time to write about Manchester United’s struggles on the pitch, it is not the time to discuss the power struggle between Jose Mourinho and his star players or to debate when Jose Mourinho will leave or be fired. Now is the time to wonder just how Manchester United can be available at 10/11 to beat one of the worst sides in the Premier League. Mourinho’s side are just a shade of odds-on to win away at Southampton, a team who have failed to win at home this season and are the third-lowest home scorers in the division with just four goals in their six games - only Huddersfield and Crystal Palace have scored fewer. Mark Hughes has won just five of his 26 games in charge since taking over at St Mary’s and there are rumours swirling that he will be replaced by Paulo Sousa regardless of this weekend’s result. Southampton have dropped into the relegation zone after failing to win any of their last nine league matches. They have failed to beat Leicester, … [Read more...] about Premier League best bets: Manchester Utd look tremendous value to win away at Southampton