STORM clouds are starting to gather over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer again at Old Trafford and he needs a Champions League win tonight to banish some of the gloom.
The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to be the final piece in Manchester United’s jigsaw so the gaffer is under pressure to deliver.
But Solskjaer’s men have won just once in their last five games – and even that was thanks to a last-gasp goal from Ronaldo on their last Euro outing against Villarreal.
United have kept a single clean sheet all season so it bodes well for goals when free-scoring Atalanta come calling tonight.
Both teams to score is just 40/85 at McBookie and you have to go to over 3.5 goals to find value at 24/19 with SBK.
Ronaldo is odds-on everywhere for a goal but McBookie price him at 11/2 to score a header and that’s a decent longer-odds option.
Chelsea have an easier game at home to Malmo and it’s hard to see Rangers’ conquerors getting anything from Stamford Bridge.
A Blues win to nil is usually a profitable bet but it’s a best 1/2 here at Bet365 so the scorer markets offer better value again.
Timo Werner has been showing signs of getting back to his best and the German is 23/20 with Mansionbet for a goal. He usually plays on the left so an assist might be a better option at 29/20 with McBookie.
Juventus have hit form, winning five in a row, so look good value at 5/4 (W Hill) for a win at Zenit. I’m going to combine that with a Bayern victory at Benfica and the double pays 215/100 with the same firm.
Super Single
- Ronaldo to score a header (11/2, McBookie)
Deadly Double
- Bayern and Juve (215/100, William Hill)
McBookie Bet Builder
- Combining over 2.5 goals at Old Trafford with over 1.5 first-half strikes pays 140/100
KevinMac is a sports journalist with almost three decades of experience in the industry since starting out in 1997. He has covered games at every level, from Scottish Junior football to English Premier League games and internationals, and has been tipping for the MFT site since 2018.
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