Sunday, 27th December 2009 – KO: 16:00 Luckily, due to the fact that it has been a week since our last match, the defensive crisis has had a chance to clear up a little bit and Fergie has confirmed that both Da Silva brothers are fit to play and he is hoping that one of either [...]
Sunday, 27th December 2009 – KO: 16:00
Luckily, due to the fact that it has been a week since our last match, the defensive crisis has had a chance to clear up a little bit and Fergie has confirmed that both Da Silva brothers are fit to play and he is hoping that one of either Vidic or Brown may be fit for this one.
If this is the case then it could mean that either Carrick or Fletcher can be moved back into their midfield position (I would have thought Fletcher more than Carrick).
Anyway, things are starting to look a bit brighter from the point of view of the squad.
What of this game?
Well, our two games against Hull last season both ended in close wins for United (4-3 at Old Trafford and 1-0 at Hull) but it must be said that neither can really be used as a gauge of form between the two sides. The first game came during Hull’s purple patch at the beginning of the season. Towards the end of the season, after a really promising start, they went into freefall and came within a whisker of being relegated and it was on this last game of the season that we beat them 1-0 with an understrength side (it was another Darron Gibson thunderbolt from 30 yards that proved the difference that day).
Fortunately for them, results went their way that day and their Premier League status was confirmed for another season.
And so we meet them again today and we find them second from the bottom of the table – the main reason for this is that they have yet to win away from home and have only picked up two points from their nine away games. Their home form is substantially better (fifteen points from nine games including four wins).
So, being at home and having seen our performances in the last couple of weeks, they might well come into this one with a bit of confidence that they can cause a bit of an upset and possibly catapult themselves out of the relegation zone at the same time.
Personally, I think we will have too much for Hull regardless of who Fergie plays but I think it will be a close game. Only Tottenham (5-1 at the start of the season) have gone to Hull and really turned them over so far this season.
The thing with United at the moment is that we do look dodgy at the back and the strikers are extremely unpredictable. We could win this one 1-0 or 4-3 (just like last season) and neither result would come as a shock.
If we run out very convincing winners (as we have done in some of our away games so far this term) that would also not be a massive shock.
With this in mind, I am going to back United to beat Hull by two clear goals but with a very small stake.
The bet is 2 points Manchester United -1.5 AH @ 2.19 with Paddy Power.
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