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Steffen Schmidt - March 6, 2023
Manchester United vs Real Betis
UEFA Europa League
Date: 9 March 2023, Thursday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester).
Manchester United suffered one of the toughest defeats in their history on Sunday afternoon when they conceded seven unanswered goals to bitter inter-city rivals Liverpool at Anfield.
The defeat terminated the team’s thread of eleven consecutive games without a loss and certainly destroyed the spirits in the dressing room after the Carabao Cup victory.
The Red Devils will desperately want to forget the mentioned loss as soon as possible as they return to UEFA Europa League duties to take on Real Betis in the first leg of the R16 tie on Thursday night at Old Trafford.
Manchester United have been beyond impressive in front of the home crowd in the last six months.
They are currently on a run of 18 wins and 2 draws in the previous 20 games on the home patch across competitions.
Erik ten Hag’s troops have notched at least two goals in each of the last 15 home matches during this thread.
Nevertheless, Real Betis will have something to say here as well. Los Beticos managed a streak of three victories and a draw in the last four La Liga outings.
Manuel Pellegrini’s troops produced a strong defensive showing by keeping the likes of Real Madrid to a goalless draw on Sunday evening at Estadio Benito Villamarin.
It is also worth noting that Betis have five wins in the previous six away matches across competitions.
The bookmakers see the hosts as big favorites on Thursday and it is easy to understand why knowing their streak of 18 wins and 2 draws in the last 20 games at Old Trafford in all competitions.
Knowing how motivated Erik ten Hag’s troops will be after the catastrophe at Anfield, we will back Manchester United to win by two or more goals difference at the 2.10 odds. Marcus Rashford bagged seven goals in his last nine appearances for the Red Devils. We will back him to score anytime on Thursday at the 1.90 odds.
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