PL Predictions: Liverpool to beat Man Utd without breaking sweat
Our tipster Jones Knows previews a huge midweek fixture list in the Premier League and is backing Liverpool to make a fast start vs Manchester United. Liverpool vs Manchester United, Tuesday 8pm, live on Sky SportsStream this game with a NOW pass | Get Sky SportsDownload the Sky Sports AppWatch free clips during game and highlights after FT
The current state of both these teams can be seen through the match prices for this one. Manchester United are 7/1 with Sky Bet to beat Liverpool. How the mighty have fallen. To be given just a 12.5 per cent chance of winning a football match when you have the greatest striker arguably to have ever played the sport is a quite bewildering reflection of United's process.
From 3,000/1 to 7/1 - how likely is the Liverpool quadruple?
I tipped a Liverpool 5-1 win in the corresponding fixture which overestimated United as they lost 5-0. I'd happily back the same outcome here in any normal situation but Liverpool are in "job done" mode at the moment such is their schedule. The cue might be put on the rack once hitting the front.
For those wanting to get Liverpool on-side, backing them to be winning at half-time at 5/6 with Sky Bet looks a smart way of finding a reasonable price on a home-based bet. No team have been winning at half-time (19 times) and have scored more before the break (38 goals) than Liverpool this season. With Anfield likely to be at full-throttle, a fast-start is expected.
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of Chelsea for the 50th time in the Premier League and he can celebrate that milestone by keeping another clean sheet against the misfiring Gunners, who look set to lose their fourth straight Premier League game - something that hasn't happened since 1995.
Tuchel's side have