ENGLISH PREMIER BETTING PICK - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR V MANCHESTER UNITED

English Premier

2009-09-12 - Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Analysis:

Tottenham who has a perfect start to the season with four wins from four matches wll put that record on the line when they welcome the visit of Champions Manchester United for this clash.

Both clubs have had their players arriving back as late as Friday after their involvement in the World Cup Qualifiers in midweek.

Park Ji-Sung has just returned from Seoul after playing in a friendly for South Korea against Australia last week which means he is likely to be rested while winger Antonio Valencia helped Ecuador to a 3-1 win in Bolivia on Wednesday and could also be rested here.

For Tottenham meanwhile Wilson Palacios and Giovani Dos Santos had to come against each other when Honduras and Mexico came head-to-head in Mexico City in midweek. Benoit Assou-Ekotto was in Africa with Cameroon.

Regardless of the players that were involved in midweek, both sides still have enough quality in the sides to field a strong side. Tottenham started the season in fine fashion winning all four of their games and are in second spot to Chelsea separated only by goal difference.

Tottenham started their season by upsetting Liverpool and will look to do the same thing against Uited now. In their four games they have already scored a total of 11 goals. The home side will however miss the services of Luka Modric after he sustained a broken leg against Birmingham in their last match. That means that Aaron Lennon will keep his place on the left flank.

Harry Redknapp is set to be boosted by the return of defenders Sebastian Bassong and Ledley King, while Michael Dawson, Gareth Bale and midfielder Jermaine Jenas could also come back after their long lay offs. Still out will be Jonathan Woodgate who faces another week on the sidelines with his groin injury stil.

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is close to a full recovery but Cudicini will still start in goal. We could also see the appearance of Niko Kranjcar after he was signed from Portsmouth last week

For Manchester United, we could see the return of Rio Ferdinand after he recovered from injury sooner than expected. But John O'Shea could miss out here after sustaining a calf problem while playing fo the Republic of Ireland in midweek.

Also Brazilian youngster Rafael is not likely to be risked after undergoing a shoulder injury so we will likely see Gary Neville or Wes Brown starting at the full back position.

The likes of Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (thumb), Gabriel Obertan (back) and Owen Hargreaves (knee) are on long term injuries and will notbe back until next month the earliest.

United will look towards Rooney and also former Tottenham player Dimitar Berbatov for the goals here.

Take Manchester United and give the 1/4 ball away here.

Cheers and good luck,
Cruiser

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Manchester United to win this match.