Manchester United kick off their Champions League campaign at home against Galatasaray – and Sir Alex Ferguson will be determined that there is no repeat of last season’s early exit.

Unsurprisingly United are the clear favourites at as short as 2/7, while the Turkish representatives are out to 11s with some firms.

The Red Devils, opening day loss to Everton aside, have started the Premier League campaign in fine form, winning their previous three matches.

Match Odds

Man United 2/7
Draw 9/2
Galatasaray 10/1

Robin van Persie is set to start up front for United while Shinji Kagawa should also make the starting XI. Van Persie is a decent 3/1 to score first.

However, the Red Devils have been in gluttonous form in front of goal – they’ve scored three or more in the past three matches – so the 4/1 for van Persie to notch two or more goals gets the vote instead.

Galatasaray have a proven hit-man of their own in the form of Umut Bulut, who has scored five in his last four, which could lead to a high-scoring affair. It is 11/8 for over 3.5 goals, which seems a fair price.

 

Tipster’s Best Bets

Robin van Persie to score two or more goals @ 4/1 with BWIN (1pt)
Over 3.5 goals @ 11/8 with Paddy Power (2pts)

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