The Premier League weekend concludes with the Monday Night Football which this week sees us heading to Old Trafford for the clash between Manchester United and Everton with both teams eager for three points on their return from the international break.
A win for United would move them into the top five in the table at the end of the weekend while Everton will bump themselves up into the top half should they leave Old Trafford with all three points so it is a big game for both teams.
Where to watch
The match will be shown live and in full on the Monday Night Football programme on the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League channels. The show begins at 6.30pm with the match kicking off at 8pm.
Manchester United
I think it is fair to say that there has been a real storm over Manchester United for the last 12 months or so at the very least but to be fair to Ruben Amorim, he seems to have ridden that out and there are just one or two shoots that they might be starting to rebuild in the right way and if not get back to challenging for the title, at the very least ensuring that they have some European football to look forward to next season, which isn’t on the table for them this term.
Although United have drawn their last two matches, they are undefeated in five games and aren’t finding scoring goals a problem. They have notched twice or more in six of their last seven games but they only have one clean sheet in that time and that is where there is still room for improvement from Amorim. One thing the United boss has done is get his side winning at home. They have won their last four at Old Trafford which will bode well for his team.
Everton
The Toffees are undergoing a bit of an up and down season under David Moyes. Their primary aim will be to ensure they remain comfortable in their league position in that they don’t want to get drawn into a relegation battle having been scrapping for their lives at times over the past couple of seasons. At the minute they are just about doing that and a win here will pull them further clear of trouble and would allow them to keep looking up rather than over their shoulders.
Everton head to Old Trafford having only had one away win all season and that was at Wolves who still haven’t won a game this term. Five goals in five matches kind of tell a story but when you consider three of those were at Molineux it certainly highlights where they need to make a big improvement if they are to enjoy that comfortable season that they desire. Everton won their previous match prior to the international break so they should have some positive vibes here.
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Team News
Ruben Amorim is going to be without striker Benjamin Sesko for this match but fears that Casemiro could miss out were eased when the played for Brazil in the international break. There is a doubt over Matheus Cunha though.
Everton remain without the injured pair of Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Ferguson for this match with David Moyes having to decide whether to go with Beto to lead his line or go with Thierry Barry once again.
Betting
If you look at the respective home and away form ahead of this match then you would probably think that Manchester United are decent things here and that might how it turns out but I just can’t trust them defensively. They have kept just one clean sheet this season and although Everton aren’t full of goals, they have a significant threat from set plays and this United side have really struggled in that department when it comes to defending them.
That makes me think that continuing with the theme of goals in a Manchester United match is the way forward here. Both teams to score is an ounce on the skinny side at 7/10 but if you add over 2.5 goals to the bet you get a jump up to 11/10 which feels quite a big leap for just one goal and we wouldn’t need to care which end it comes in either. Six of the last seven United matches have seen this bet land and while Everton aren’t perfect dance partners, they have enough of a set play threat to make me think they can score here. Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals will do me in this one.
Tips
Back Both teams to score and Over 2.5 goals for a 3/10 stake at 2.10 with Coral
