Viewers will be hoping for another feast of goals when Arsenal take on Manchester United in the live Sunday afternoon match. United won 8-2 when the two sides met earlier this season and they look worthy, if only marginal, 6/4 favourites this weekend, while Arsenal are a touch further back at 7/4 with William Hill.
The draw is priced 23/10 but United will be looking to continue a fine record in Arsenal v Man Utd fixtures as they have won seven and lost none of the last nine meetings in all competitions. Neither side can boast particularly great form heading into this one but Arsene Wenger will have the bigger worries.
Arsenal have lost their last two matches in the Premier League, including a stunning 3-2 defeat at the hands of Swansea last time out. It leaves them in a slightly precarious position and in real danger of missing out on the Premier League top four come the end of the season. The defeat to Swansea was all the more galling as it was the eighth point they have dropped from a winning position in four games, with Hills offering 4/1 for United to come from behind and win or draw on Sunday.
There are plenty of contenders to grab that first goal on Sunday and Robin Van Persie, who has scored 22 this season, is the 4/1 favourite. There will be plenty of betting interest in Thierry Henry as well as the Frenchman has scored seven goals in eight home games against United and his last goal at home in the Premier League was a last minute winner against United! Henry is 6/1 to be last goalscorer with Hills.
United's Wayne Rooney, who has scored five in his last seven outings, has his own impressive record in this fixture as he has scored six in six against the Gunners and he is 9/2 to be first goalscorer. Rooney scored a hat trick in the 8-2 win in August and William Hill offer 12/1 that a hat trick is scored in this weekend's match.
Goals could well be on the menu as neither side looks particularly safe defensively at the moment and both teams to score is currently 8/13 on. Arsenal have only failed to score once in their last nine in the league, while United have only failed to score once away from home.
Furthermore, eight of United's last nine have involved over 2.5 goals and over 2.5 can be backed at 4/5, whileWilliamHill.com offer 5/2 for the 'match x goals' bet of a United win and over 2.5 goals. That looks decent value when you consider that they have the best away record in the league after winning seven and only losing once all season.
Sir Alex Ferguson will be keen for his side to keep the pressure on Manchester City at the top of the table and we fancy they can take advantage of an Arsenal side that looks low on confidence. United are 18/1 to win 3-1 in the correct score betting and they will need the three points to confirm that they are ready to launch their bid for the title properly.
Arsenal v Man Utd Form
Check the season's statistics for both Arsenal and Man Utd, plus the odds ahead of Sunday's match.
Arsenal v Man Utd Tips
Tip #1: Man Utd to win the match @ 6/4 with WilliamHill.com
Tip #2: Wayne Rooney to score first @ 9/2 with WilliamHill.com
Tip #3: Man Utd to come from behind and win or draw @ 4/1 with WilliamHill.com
Click here for Steve Claridge's weekend football betting tips.
Match Odds
7/4 Arsenal
23/10 Draw
6/4 Man Utd
Correct Score Odds
9/1 Arsenal 1-0
12/1 Arsenal 2-0
9/1 Arsenal 2-1
11/1 Draw 0-0
6/1 Draw 1-1
14/1 Draw 2-2
8/1 Man Utd 1-0
12/1 Man Utd 2-0
17/2 Man Utd 2-1
First Goalscorer Odds
4/1 Robin Van Persie
9/2 Wayne Rooney
6/1 Javier Hernandez
6/1 Danny Wellbeck
6/1 Thierry Henry
7/1 Dimitar Berbatov
15/2 Nani
15/2 Ju-Young Park
15/2 No Goalscorer
9/1 Theo Walcott
10/1 Andrei Arshavin
Odds supplied byWilliamHill.com, who provide a variety of betting markets, including live in-running betting, for all Premier League matches.
Posted: Friday, 20th January 2012
Author: Chris James
Tags: english premiership, arsenal, manchester united, wayne rooney, william hill,
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