Man United narrow betting favorites to beat Wolves in Christmas trip amid Premier League struggle
Despite their recent league cup and Premier League struggles before the Christmas period, bookies are currently pricing Man United as the slightest of betting favorites to rebound from two straight losses with a win on the road against Wolves this week.
Returning to Premier League action over the course of last weekend, Ruben Amorim’s side shipped three goals at home for the second season running against Bournemouth, slumping to a terrible loss at Old Trafford.
Man United narrow favorites to beat Wolves
The result followed a quarter-final exit from the Carabao Cup for United, who fought valiantly from three goals down to peg Tottenham Hotspur back to 4-3 in a loss on the road in London.
However, ahead of their Premier League return against Wolves on Thursday this week, fans can visit cheekypunter.com to find the best betting odds to United’s chances of winning against the struggling side, currently boasting odds of -111 at the time of publication.
Enjoying a dreamland come-from-behind win at the Etihad earlier this month, United was led to a late comeback win against bitter rivals, Man City – with Ivorian winger, Amad Diallo netting with just minutes remaining to guide the side to a stunning 2-1 win, and inflict further misery on veteran manager, Pep Guardiola.
Failing to feature want-away forward, Marcus Rashford in the matchday squad for both matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth, the above-mentioned, Amorim claimed since the England forward was such a mainstay in the United squad compared to his counterparts, he should really be showing some more “responsibility”.
“Some guys have a big responsibility here because they are here for a long time,” Ruben Amorim said. “This is maybe one of the lowest moments in our club. We have to face it and be strong in this moment. That’s what I want for every player. Be the best that they can be. If you have big talent [produce a] big performance, take a big responsibility, have big engagement, push forward everybody in this moment.”
Confirming plans to likely leave Old Trafford at the soonest possible availability, academy product, Rashford has been heavily linked with a potential move to Ligue 1 in recent days, with Paris Saint Germain the current reported frontrunners to sign the struggling forward – who expressed his interest in seeking a new challenge away from United.
If I know that a situation is already bad I’m not going to make it worse. I’ve seen how other players have left in the past and I don’t want to be that person. When I leave I’ll make a statement and it will be from me.
“When I leave it’s going to be ‘no hard feelings’. You’re not going to have any negative comments from me about Manchester United. That’s me as a person. For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.”
With their defeat to ‘The Cherries’ in their Premier League outing this week, United fell to a dismal thirteenth in the current standings – nine points off the top-four pace of Nottingham Forest.
