New Year’s Day sees title contenders Manchester United play high flying Aston Villa at Old Trafford in a game that the Red Devils must win ahead of their trip to Anfield in their next Premier League fixture.
United have come out of the festive period in good form, having not lost a league game since 1st November against Arsenal and are currently five points behind Liverpool with a game in hand at the top of the table.
Recently in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sides 2-2 draw at Leicester City, midfielder Bruno Fernandes broke Frank Lampard’s midfield record of 29 league goal contributions in a calendar year, with the former Sporting Lisbon player getting a goal and assist at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day, earning him 31goal contributions in total. The Portuguese man is currently the fifth top scorer in the Premier League with ten goals in 14 games and even scored first when United beat Villa 3-0 in early July, he is priced at 7/2 to score first or last on Friday. Please click here to claim this bet in your bet slip! <br/>