Bet on Man Utd - get a refund if they flop
The combination of Manchester United being expected to rest a few players and Blackpool's greater need to win has led to the hosts being available to back at the incredible price of [1.61] on Sunday.
Thanks to our special offer for those opening new Betfair accounts, you can bet up to £25 on this match and have your stake refunded if your punt proves unsuccessful.
Those are bewilderingly long odds considering that Sir Alex Ferguson has already said that Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes, Anderson and Dimitar Berbatov will all feature for a side that have been victorious in 17 of their 18 home Premier League games this season.
The last time that the champions fielded a slightly weakened team at Old Trafford was in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Schalke and even then they were priced at [1.5] to defeat a club boasting the likes of Raul and Manuel Neuer, and justified the faith with a 4-1 triumph.
Blackpool's desperation is the only reason why longer odds are available on the relegation battlers winning at a ground where the Red Devils have won 16 in a row than on one of the final four in Europe's top tournament delivering there, so it looks like one of the best bets of the campaign.
Unconvinced? The Seasiders' three other trips to top-four sides have seen them lose by an aggregate score of 11-0, Berbatov will be ruthless because he needs to outscore Carlos Tevez to become top scorer and an under-strength XI won 1-0 at Hull in similar circumstances on the final day in 2008-09.
Manchester United v Blackpool
Kick-off: 4pm (Sunday)
Live on Sky Sports 1
Think Ian Holloway's men will justify the faith in them? They are [6.2]...
Published: 20 May 2011
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