Aston Villa v Manchester United Preview and Betting Tips

Sunday football betting tips for when Manchester United travel to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon following back to back home defeats leaving their title chances in tatters.

Villa also go into this game on the back of a poor result losing 2-0 away at Fulham last time out. The away side are favourites with a best price on a Man United win coming at 3/4 from Bet Victor, while Aston Villa can be backed at 4/1 with William Hill. Bet Victor also offer the best price on the draw at 14/5.

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Even the most ardent Manchester United fans must surely now be prepared to admit that any hopes they had of retaining the Premier League title in David Moyes first season in charge have been extinguished thanks to back to back home defeats to Newcastle and Everton in the past week. As it stands United are 13 points adrift of table toppers Arsenal and from this position qualifying for next seasons Champions League would be a good achievement for England’s most decorated side.

United’s change in fortunes this season has been remarkable, refreshing, and fully reflective of the influence and managerial talents of Sir Alex Ferguson. David Moyes is a good football manager, and probably the right man to take the club forward in the long term, but this season has proved just how irreplaceable Fergie was.

Villa are a work in progress, and Paul Lambert is building a young side, who already look vastly improved on last season when for a while the threat of relegation was very real. Last season looking ahead to a game like this there would only have been one winner, but times have changed and now Manchester United look more beatable than ever. Their defence has been all over the place at times this season, and they look a shadow of the side who won the title back in May. The players are largely the same, but the team looks completely different. Villa will no doubt fancy their chances of inflicting a third straight league defeat on the champions.

Robin Van Persie and Christian Benteke were two of the top strikers in the Premier League last season, and although neither have looked quite as dangerous this campaign both will ask questions of the opposing defences. RVP along with Wayne Rooney are most bookies favourites to get on the scoresheet in this one, both coming in at 5/4 to score anytime with Bet365 and we are taking one for our first football betting tip. Odds on Benteke doing so are a little longer at 12/5 with Sky Bet.

Wayne Rooney will be looking to get a goal against Aston Villa.

Manchester United haven’t kept a clean sheet in the league since they won 1-0 against Arsenal, so backing both teams to score could be an avenue to explore. The best odds on that happening come from Bet Victor at 4/5. On the other hand United haven’t scored in their last two games, and Coral offer 10/1 on Villa winning to nil. Keeping United at bay would be no mean feat, perhaps reflected in these long odds, but stranger things have happened and with this current United side you just don’t know how they are going to play.

Bet365 offer odds of 5/4 on a Villa-Draw double chance, which given United’s current form is more than reasonable for a prediction on the match. Remarkably, if Villa were to win they could find themselves above United in the table depending on how big the margin. Whether this is reflective of their own improvements or the decline of their visitors is up for debate, but what it does mean is that they will go into Sunday’s game with every chance of getting a result.

Aston Villa vs Manchester United Betting Tips

Wayne Rooney to score anytime – 5/4 with Bet365

Both teams to score – 4/5 with Bet Victor

Double chance Villa-Draw – 5/4 with Bet365

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