MANCHESTER UNITED will be looking to bounce back from a bruising derby defeat when they take on Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
The Red Devils were torn apart by their cross-city rivals at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday, on an afternoon where Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez struck doubles in a 4-1 stroll to victory.
That humbling setback coupled with results elsewhere means that Ralf Rangnick's team have been knocked out of the top four by Arsenal.
Therefore, United will be desperate to get their quest for Champions League qualification back on track when fellow top-four hopefuls Tottenham come to town this weekend.
Antonio Conte's side head into the game in sky-high spirits after dishing out a 5-0 drubbing to Everton on Monday, in a game which brought up both of my Tottenham Hotspur Stadium selections.
Seventh-placed Spurs still have two games in hand on Manchester United and they will be keen to leapfrog them by claiming victory at the Theatre of Dreams on Saturday evening.
Outright Betting
Despite drawing their last two home games, Manchester United enter this contest as 19/17 (SBK) favourites while a third Old Trafford stalemate on the spin pays 13/5 (SBK).
Tottenham, who inflicted a humiliating 6-1 defeat on Manchester United at this venue last season, are 12/5 (SBK) outsiders to emerge victorious this weekend.
Betting Angles
It's hard to be tempted about Manchester United winning this match at the aforementioned price so I'm going to head to the Bet Builder market and combine over zero Tottenham goals and each team to hit 3+ corners at 5/6 (Bet 365).
Whilst the hosts boast quite the plethora of attacking talent within their ranks, clean sheets remain an issue for Ralf Rangnick's rearguard, with the Red Devils recording just seven shutouts in 27 Premier League outings to date.
What's more, 10 of the 14 sides to visit Old Trafford on league duty this term have made the net bulge and Antonio Conte's in-from side will fancy their chances of following suit.
Spurs have struck at least once in 12 of their 16 top flight fixtures under the Italians watch, a sample that has seen the Londoners notch twice or more against the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City – two of the tightest defences in the division.
With this in mind, I'm more than happy to back the visitors to grab a goal here, but to boost the price, I'll also back both teams to hit a minimum of three corner kicks.
Hosts Manchester United are averaging 5.29 flag kicks per-game this season, while Tottenham's tally sits at 5.38, but it's also worth noting that the above-mentioned Bet Builder has banked in seven of United's last 11 league games.
I successfully backed Harry Kane to get on the scoresheet against Everton on Monday night and I make no apology for including the Tottenham goal-getter to strike again at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The England skipper has been playing at the peak of his powers in recent weeks and he is tempting play at 7/4 (Ladbrokes) to breach a Manchester United backline with just three clean sheets in their last 15 matches across all competitions.
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