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First, some facts. United have lost the last three matches against Liverpool, including a horrific 4-1 mauling at OT 12 months ago.
But there are other facts, too. Sir Alex's men are top of the league, four places above Liverpool and favourites at 2.66 (13/8) to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive title.
The Reds' boss will use United’s poor recent record against their fierce rivals to motivate his men but, as a childhood Evertonian, Wayne Rooney won't need any more encouragement to get at Liverpool’s shaky defence and add to his 32-goal tally. Sir Alex always says the way to beat Liverpool is to score first, so back United to win the match at 1.73 (8/11) and Rooney to open the scoring.
There have been five red cards on the last four occasions the sides have met. Incredibly, three of those have gone to Nemanja Vidic. It might be fiery on Sunday, so back the sending off at around 3.5 (5/2). We also think United will keep a clean sheet.
Almost two years ago to the day, United won this fixture 3-0. It’s just a hunch but we fancy we could get an identical result on Sunday so we’ll back 3-0 in the Correct Score market at 18.0 (17/1). As a saver bet you might like to take odds of 1.89 (10/11) on Under 2.5 goals but do remember that only two of United’s last 10 games has failed to produce three goals or more.
Much has been made of the Reds' tough run-in – with Chelsea still to come on April 4 – but a United win on Sunday would send a clear signal that Sir Alex's men are on their way to a 19th Premier League title. Those odds of 2.66 (13/8) will only narrow so get on while you can.