Manchester United vs. QPR Preview

A couple of months ago, Manchester United looked certain to surrender their Barclays Premier League crown to rivals City after Roberto Mancini’s side romped to a sterling 1-6 derby success at Old Trafford.

But the Red Devils have subsequently proved that they can never be written off and have thrived at the fact that all the pressure moved onto City as soon as they surged clear at the top of the table.

After also suffering a painfully premature Champions League exit, United have slowly rediscovered their touch and form to reclaim the initiative at the head of affairs, feeding on the confidence which has slowly ebbed away from the blue half of Manchester.

And come Easter Sunday, Alex Ferguson’s side could hold a cushion of eight points if they beat QPR at home – a gap which would surely be too much for City to bridge with just a handful of games left in the season.

United’s price will hardly appeal to most punters but their approximate 2/11 match odds should be a fair reflection – especially if they come into this fixture on the back of a victory at Ewood Park.

And anything near a repeat of their consummate and professional 0-2 success at Loftus Road in the reverse clash will definitely be enough to bank another three points in spite of QPR’s recent improvement.

The Hoops certainly have to be respected for their recent run which has included vital wins over Liverpool and Arsenal.

They were 0-2 down late in the day at home to the Reds before staging a stunning comeback to record a 3-2 result and their 2-1 home beating of Arsenal was even more impressive considering that the Gunners have been in such excellent form over the past few weeks.

But all told, Manchester United should be a different proposition altogether and taking the league leaders on at Old Trafford will not appeal to Mark Hughes’ men at this crucial phase of the season.

QPR have the hardest run in out of all the teams fighting against relegation and this fixture just does not look in any way winnable.

After all, QPR have lost ten games on the road already this season and have succumbed to far worse teams than United who have smashed in forty goals in fifteen matches at the Theatre of Dreams.

Ferguson’s side always come into their own when the finishing line is in sight and they will be hard to oppose not only here but for all of their forthcoming fixtures up until the final day.

Even when United fail to fire, they are still managing to grind out results as they did against Fulham recently and that aspect of toughness makes them even more formidable to a team such as QPR who are simply scrapping away for whatever they can get.

The match betting can be avoided in favour of a over 2.5 goals wager which is likely to be satisfied long before the final whistle, whilst Wayne Rooney remains the obvious candidate to net first despite the fact that he will be a clear favourite in that particular market.

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02/04/2012     © Frixo 2024