MANCHESTER UNITED’S dismal start to the season has the potential to get even worse tonight when they begin their Champions League campaign with a trip to Bayern Munich.
Three defeats in the first five Premier League games have piled pressure on boss Erik ten Hag after a promising first year in charge at Old Trafford.
And while Bayern haven’t been in brilliant form themselves, they still look in much better shape for this Group A opener.
McBookie make the German champions 1/2 hot favourites, with Manchester United at 9/2 and the draw paying 7/2.
All eyes will be on Harry Kane after his move to Bayern from Spurs but the England skipper is too short at a best 5/6 (Bet365) for anytime scorer.
So I’m backing Leroy Sane for a goal instead at 12/5 (Unibet) with the German winger netting five times in seven games for club and country this season.
The midfield battle could be tasty and Casemiro appeals for a card at 47/20 with BetUK as he often picks up a yellow in big games.
Wednesday's Champions League Previews
- Wed 17:45 Real Madrid vs Union Berlin
- Wed 17:45 Galatasaray vs Copenhagen
- Wed 20:00 Bayern Munich vs Manchester United
- Wed 20:00 Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven
- Wed 20:00 Norwich City vs Leicester City
- Wed 20:00 Benfica vs RB Salzburg
- Wed 20:00 Real Sociedad vs Inter Milan
- Wed 20:00 SC Braga vs Napoli
- Wed 20:00 Sevilla vs RC Lens
PSV were impressive as they blew Rangers away to reach the group stage but the Dutch side face a tough opener away to Arsenal.
I can see goals in this one but BTTS is just 4/5 with Unibet while over 2.5 strikes is shorter at 5/9 with VBet.
Stats bets offer more value and dangerous PSV winger Noah Lang is 27/20 at Unibet just to have a shot on target.
Elsewhere, I’m going to double a Sevilla win at home to Lens with a Napoli triumph on the road in Braga. That bet pays 224/100 at McBookie.
- Super singles: Sane to score (12/5, Unibet). Lang shot on target (27/20, Unibet).
- McBookie bet builder: Combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals at Arsenal takes you to just under evens.
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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