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Player Focus: Reborn Young Thriving In Run of United Form

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Player Focus: Reborn Young Thriving In Run of United Form Four years ago, Fabio Capello’s England went to Cardiff for what looked like an awkward European Championship qualifier against a Wales side showing signs of improvement under Gary Speed. They went 2-0 up inside quarter of an hour, thanks to a Frank Lampard penalty and a goal from Darren Bent ...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips The Manchester derby dominates the weekend's fixture list and brings with it some fantastic odds on both sides of the table. There are profitable bets almost everywhere, while Italy offers something lower but arguably safer. LIKELY BETSTottenham vs Aston Villa: HOME WIN @ 1.61One team involved in th...

Player Focus: Adapting Ander Key to Improved Attacking Approach from United

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Player Focus: Adapting Ander Key to Improved Attacking Approach from United There was one point during the season, when Ander Herrera was at a particularly low ebb, that a Premier League player who appeared against him privately expressed some surprise at the Spaniard’s progress. The figure claimed that, although you could clearly see Herrera’s talent, this oppo...

Player Focus: Could Carrick be as Integral to England as he is to United?

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Player Focus: Could Carrick be as Integral to England as he is to United? Two strangely similar stats clashed at Anfield on Sunday. Since Liverpool had switched to a 3-4-2-1 formation against United at Old Trafford in December, they had picked up 2.36 points per game as opposed to 1.6 in matches before that. And, before kick-off, in league games in which Michael Carrick h...

Player Focus: Van Gaal to Blame for Frustrated Angel Di Maria’s United Woes

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Player Focus: Van Gaal to Blame for Frustrated Angel Di Maria’s United Woes The demise of Ángel Di María has been pretty painful to watch. A fall in the space of a year from £60m record Manchester United signing and best creator on the planet to dismissed onlooker having been sent off against Arsenal for the pettiest of double bookings on Monday night ha...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Could this be the last chance for Roma to get back into the title race? Or is it already too late? The clash at the Stadio Olimpico dominates the footballing weekend, but there is a lot to come before that Monday night meeting. The rest of the fixture list brings some great bets with it.LIKELY BETSR...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips A tricky weekend lies ahead for the big clubs. Although none of them really face a difficult task, the main problem will be finding themselves in the midst of European fixtures. So only those that set their mind to the mission at hand will not drop valuable points. LIKELY BETSSwansea vs Manchester U...

Team Focus: Are Manchester United the Most Underwhelming Team in the Premier League?

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Team Focus: Are Manchester United the Most Underwhelming Team in the Premier League? “It does not give me any pleasure to say that at the moment I am struggling to watch Louis van Gaal’s team with any great enjoyment. They beat Burnley on Wednesday night but it was Burnley who had by far the best of the first half. At times, United’s football is miserable.” P...

Team Focus: Di María Amongst Those Suffering From Van Gaal's Long Ball Approach

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Team Focus: Di María Amongst Those Suffering From Van Gaal's Long Ball Approach It was a moment that said far more than even Sam Allardyce or Louis van Gaal ever could. Towards the end of Sunday's 1-1 draw between West Ham United and Manchester United, David De Gea caught the ball from a corner and immediately looked to initiate a counter-attack. It seemed set up for the sort o...

Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United

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Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United was perhaps the biggest shock of the summer transfer window. The Colombian moved to Old Trafford on deadline day, despite numerous reports suggesting he was close to signing for Real Madrid during the off season. The player himself even tweeted ‘Dr...