Manchester United had seemingly been riding a crest of a wave in the weeks after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed on a temporary basis, but that has changed since United opted to hand the Norwegian a three-year contract. United bowed out of the Champions League against Barcelona having barely laid a glove on the Catalan giants, while four defeats have also been suffered in six outings in the top flight. That form has left United as outsiders to secure a place in the Champions League for next season, but the North-West giants have been provided with an ideal opportunity to get their supporters back on side with Chelsea the visitors to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
There are plenty of betting tips over the course of a Premier League weekend, but the bet which you can bank on between United and Chelsea is there being plenty of goals. That may feel like an odd bet given that United have gone almost six matches without scoring a goal in open play, but you have to factor in what Chelsea require from the contest and the issues which they have had at the back. The Blues have conceded seven goals in five halves of football since Antonio Rudiger picked up a knee injury against Liverpool earlier this month, and Maurizio Sarri is unlikely to take a risk on the Germany international this weekend with the Europa League double-header with Eintracht Frankfurt in mind. The majority of Solskjaer's attack-minded players are also well-rested after missing out in midweek, so there is huge value at betting odds of 23/5 for over 2.5 goals to be scored by the home team in Sunday's contest.
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There is also reason to predict that Chelsea may struggle for goals themselves, despite United's out-of-form defence. Chelsea have failed to emerge victorious from their last five fixtures at The Theatre Of Dreams, but they also only have two goals to their name. It has not been a happy hunting ground for the West Londoners, but Sarri's men were also nullified when the two teams met in the FA Cup as recently as February. The belief in the United squad was much higher back then, but they will still take confidence from that result heading into an encounter of this magnitude. There are betting odds available at just under 3/1 for United to keep a clean sheet, and it is worth backing United to register a fourth shutout from six attempts in this fixture.
The betting odds regarding United's home fixtures have never been more favourable for a punter, and that also applies to goalscorers. You will tend to get odds between 3/1 and 4/1 for a United first scorer at Old Trafford, but each of their forward line are in excess of 5/1 this weekend. Romelu Lukaku has not scored since March 6 while each of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have failed to score throughout April, but you simply cannot ignore the current odds when facing a team who have conceded at least twice at each of the other top six teams this season. Paul Pogba - who has surprisingly found himself named in the PFA Team Of The Year - is also available at nearly 5/2 to score during the 90 minutes, and there is little reason why you should not take a punt on the World Cup winner.
