My Thoughts
Some say he once threw a bucket of chicken wings at Ivano Bonetti. And that he is terrified of shrubs. All we know is, he's called Brian Laws, and he's Burnley's new manager.
Anyway, on to Saturday's match at Old Trafford. Burnley travel to Old Trafford winless in their last 9 league games and dreadful away from Turf Moor, with a new man in charge with zero Premier League experience and up against a Manchester United side, who, despite a mid-season crisis which has seen them lose a total of 1 game in the cup, have a home record this season of 8-1-1. Welcome to the Premier League, Brian.
The Verdict
As mentioned previously, Burnley are dreadful away from Turf Moor- their record thus far this season is 0-1-9, and it's extremely difficult to see how that won't be 0-1-10 come 5pm on Saturday. Clarets fans will point to their side's 1-0 triumph in the reverse fixture earlier this season, but it's difficult to see a side which has conceded an average of 3.1 goals away from home being able to contain the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, ..erm....Antonio Valencia......that's probably about the sum total of Man Utd's attacking threat right now. Not all hope is lost for Burnley (upfront, Steven Fletcher has adapted well to the Premier League), but even a slightly off-colour Manchester United should claim 3 points.
The Bet
Manchester United are unlikely to be available at a better price than the 1/7 Blue Square are offering, although I suspect it won't be a walkover in terms of the scoreline. For a cheeky correct score prediction, 2-0 Man Utd should be avaliable around about 7/1. Apart from that, I would still expect United to dominate most of the game- over 10 corners should definitely be considered, especially if Darron Gibson plays- just think of all those long-range shots of his picking up deflections or testing Brian Jensen
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