UNITED A SAFE BET AT 8/13


Carling Cup Final, Man United v Wigan Su Feb 26 – 3.00 ko (SS1)


Surprise results are memorable in Cup finals because they’re so infrequent, and we shouldn’t be betting on one here. Wigan (9/2) have done tremendously well to get this far by beating Bolton, Newcastle and Arsenal, but their most recent form has been more like what we expected from them at the start of the season – just one win in nine and one clean sheet in 13.


They’ve also struggled to beat the top clubs this season. Sunday’s point against Spurs was their first from eight games against teams in the current top five, including a run of five successive defeats, culminating in a 4-0 thrashing at Old Trafford in December. That was only a week after United’s exit from the Champions League, and they could also catch United (8/13) on the rebound again here after their defeat by Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend. The draw is priced at 13/5.


You might want to consider backing United to have the lead at half time at 6/4, while in our First Goalscorer market, Wayne Rooney looks a good shout at 4/1, especially as we’ll give you your money back if he scores the last goal in the game instead. He scored twice in December’s 4-0 thrashing, although it was Rio Ferdinand who scored the opener, and he’s 20/1 to repeat that feat, and 5/1 to score anytime here at bet365. Once the game goes live, don’t forget to check out our 14 exciting live In-play markets.


Carling Cup Picks:


United to beat Wigan at 8/13
United / United @ 6/4

Wayne Rooney to score first @ 4/1


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