Turf Moor Of The Same?

At this current moment you could do a lot worse than simply backing Manchester United to lose every week. With the odds generally available, at least when they are playing unfancied opposition, you don’t need to be right every time to make a handsome profit.

We already cashed in by backing MK Dons at 9/1 on Tuesday and many punters would perhaps be shocked to see Burnley still as long as 11/2 (Betfred) in the aftermath. It’s so tempting just to follow that path again, but I’m actually going to favour the score draw this time at best odds of 9/2 with Bet365.

The reason for this is that we mustn’t forget that the midweek shambles was served up by Van Gaal’s reserves. On Saturday the beleagured Dutchman can bring back Van Persie, Rooney, Mata and introduce British record signing Angel Di Maria. That attacking threat will surely prove too much for a Clarets side who have lost three times this season themselves.

But the hosts have done enough to suggest they can share the spoils here. They were very competitive at Swansea last week and against this Red Devils defence they must have a chance. LVG is still waiting on a work permit for Marcos Rojo so there’s no reason to think the back line is going to solidify any time soon.