19th Jan 2014 | Premier League
Masterful Mourinho Can Add To Moyes's Woes
'The Special One' has a special record against all the other top teams in England.
With PaddyPower offering your money back on selected markets if any Premier League match ends as a draw this weekend, this looks like a perfect opportunity to make a scoreline prediction.
Mourinho has an outstanding league record against all the top teams in England and given that he got the better of Alex Ferguson, he will fancy his chances against David Moyes’s United. The Portuguese has the distinct advantage these days that he also has the better players at his disposal; the away win just doesn’t look on the cards here.
The most likely result looks like 1-0 to Chelsea at 11/2 with Paddy. The Red Devils lost to that scoreline against Everton and Newcastle in December, as well as at Liverpool earlier in the campaign. Still without Rooney and Van Persie, it’s hard to see where the goals will come from for the champions at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues have only conceded one goal in their last six in all competitions as Mourinho has recaptured some of the defensive stubbornness of years gone by. Allied to that he has match-winning quality and I think that will prove enough to edge this heavyweight tussle.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 00:18 19th Jan, 2014 but subject to change
