ENGLISH OTHER BETTING PICK - DERBY COUNTY V MANCHESTER UNITED

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2009-01-07 - Derby County vs Manchester United

A Sports Betting Pick by Shady

In the other leg of the semi final, we saw Spurs trash Burnley 4-1 to put Spurs firm favorites to progress to the final.

Will Manchester United be able to do the same against a leaderless Derby County? Derby have confirmed the appointment of Nigel Clough sd manager but there are doubts whether he will take charge in the game tonight.

Derby County

Derby County are facing all sorts of problem on and off the pitch. Derby are lying on 18th position in the Coca-Cola League. To make matters worse Derby are currently without a couple of their key players and it makes life so much harder especially facing current England, World, and European Champions.

Derby are without Martin Albrechtsen and Jordon Steward while Rob Hulse, Paul Connolly and Claude Davis are all far from fully fit.

New loan signing, Seb Hines is expected to play against Manchester as Derby are short of defenders. The England U-19 defender can play anywhere along the defense.

Manchester United

Sir Alex is expected to rest a couple of his players as they will be facing Chelsea this weekend and give a couple of his reserve a run. During the weekend game against Southampton, Ronaldo, Fletcher and Tevez were all rested.

Carloz Tevez should be recalled into the starting lineup as he scored 5 goals in his last two league cup games. He should partner Danny Welback up front who made an impressive start at the weekend against Southampton capped with a goal. Ronaldo should feature some part of the game as he was rested against Southampton.

In goal, Tomas Kuszcak is expected to replace the experience Van Der Saar while Darron Gibson and Paul Scholes to replace Carrick and Anderson in the heart of midfield. Jonny Evans is expected to continue his defensive duties as Rio Ferdinand is recovering from his injury.

The Verdict

With the mixture of young and experience in this Manchester United Squad, I believe the Red Devils are strong enough to walk away with a win. The reserve players are eager to show what they are capable of.

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Manchester United to win at a price around 1.55

Also consider :
Manchester United to keep a clean sheet @ evens (2.00) at LADBROKES

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