2nd Oct 2016 | Premier League
Mourinho Will Take Mundane
Half of Man Utd's home wins last season came by a 1-0 or 2-0 scoreline and Mourinho would certainly take that to keep a better run of form going.
Manchester United have a phenomenal recent home league record against Stoke City (W15 D1 L0) and it’s hard to see why that would end on Sunday.
But with the United win at best odds of 1/3 our trick is extracting value out of a potentially flat market without relying on something very unlikely to happen.
The answer is to back Man Utd/Under 2.5 goals in the match at a best price of 13/5 with Coral.
The bookies are generally backing goals at Old Trafford but Mark Hughes will surely be approaching this as something of a damage limitation exercise. After a better performance against WBA last time out, the Potters can’t afford to go back to four goal hammerings.
For Jose Mourinho’s part, a 1-0 or 2-0 victory would do just fine. The Portuguese is a pragmatist and knows that four consecutive wins in all competitions would ease any pressure on him but also his new big money signings.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 02:28 2nd Oct, 2016 but subject to change
