Man Utd vs Sheriff Tiraspol Betting Tips: Antony to shine against struggling Sherif

Manchester United welcomes Sheriff Tiraspol to Old Trafford on Thursday in a Europa League clash where the home side are an overwhelming favourite. United see themselves in second place in Group E on nine points with Sheriff behind them on three points meaning a win here would see Sheriff eliminated from the Europa League.

Manchester United have recorded three wins in their group so far only losing to Real Sociedad who top the group with four wins from four games. United were not the most convincing against Omonia Nicosia in their last Europa League clash where they just snatched victory thanks to a 93rd-minute Scott McTominay winner. Sheriff are coming off a loss in the league against Petrocub and have lost their last three outings in the Europa League.

As far as team news goes Varane is the latest United player to pick up an injury and will be missing the next few weeks. Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Harry Maguire are all missing from injuries and on the Sheriff side of things, they will just be missing Armel Zohouri due to suspension. Ronaldo will seemingly be dropped this game again after he walked out of their game against Spurs last week.

Erik Ten Hag’s first big-money signing Antony has fit right into the Man Utd side and is slowly looking like one of the more dangerous players in the Premier League. The Brazilian has scored three goals in his six Premier League appearances working out at goal every 165 minutes in the competition. 

Manchester United’s system of inverted wingers has seen Antony really shine at his new club and has allowed him to really take advantage of his ability to cut inside and shoot on his left foot. In six league games, Antony has registered nine shots on target working out at an average of 1.5 per game and against a much worse opposition like FC Sheriff, you’d really fancy him to be having a few more chances.

Erik ten Hag’s front three for this game is looking like it will be Sancho, Rashford, Antony meaning no Ronaldo for this Europa League clash which could have potentially hindered Antony’s chances of getting a few efforts on target. When Ronaldo is in the squad, the United players seem to be looking at crossing more to him and setting goals up for him, when he’s out of the squad the inverted wingers are shooting more. Expect Antony to be cutting inside on his left foot and getting a couple of shots off.

Manchester United really look to have established a good working system under new boss Erik Ten Hag. After an unfortunate start to the season, they now find themselves undefeated in five games and have only lost two of their last 10 games, one of those being to Manchester City where they still managed to score three goals.

One of the main talking points with Manchester United this season has been Cristiano Ronaldo and his impact on the club this season. It’s no secret that the team are playing better without him. The team is more free-flowing and without having to please Cristiano, the players are finding that they are able to win games without his goals. Ronaldo looks to be out for this game and with the style of football they play without him, I’d be expecting them to make a statement against Sheriff where they come in as massive 1/12 favourites for the game.

It’s been a while since Man Utd hammered a team but I think they are due a big game against Sheriff who have been completely out of sorts in the Europa League. Sheriff have lost their last three games in the competition and have failed to score in a single one of those with their most recent result being a 3-0 loss to Real Sociedad. Manchester United were the ones who came out on top in their first fixture where they won 2-0. That was Man Utd’s away trip and they handled it with ease, you’d like to think if they can win 2-0 away from home, they should be able to smash them at Old Trafford. 

And that concludes the two picks for this Europa League game on Thursday. As always best of luck to those following along and make sure to always gamble responsibly.