Man City vs Man Utd: Haaland and Fernandes feature in 30/1 Community Shield Bet Builder
The Community Shield takes place on Saturday as Manchester City and Manchester United face off at Wembley in the traditional Premier League curtain raiser. These two last faced off in the FA Cup final back in May, with United springing an upset to deny the Premier League champions a domestic double.
City tend to struggle in the Community Shield, too, having lost their last three outings at Wembley to Leicester, Liverpool and Arsenal. With the Cityzens missing a fair few key players, and striker Julian Alvarez set for a move to Atletico Madrid, City are there for the taking.
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Erling Haaland to score anytime
Norway's failure to qualify for Euro 2024 could prove a blessing for Manchester City and Erling Haaland. Haaland has been superb in pre-season, scoring five times in four games, including a hat-trick against Chelsea earlier this month. The 24-year-old goal machine also enjoys playing against rivals Manchester United having scored six goals in six outings against Erik ten Hag's side. They are Haaland's second favourite English opponents, so we've added the Norwegian to score anytime to this treble.
Bruno Fernandes - Over 1.5 shots
Bruno Fernandes only recently returned to pre-season training but Manchester United's captain is expected to feature from the outset at Wembley on Saturday. Fernandes was the player of the match in United's FA Cup success over City back in May, a game in which he managed three shots. In addition, the Portuguese star managed at least two shots in eight of his last nine Premier League games of the season. We've added Fernandes to manage over 1.5 shots in the Community Shield meeting as a result.
Manchester United to win
Yes, you read that correctly. Manchester United so often up the ante when opponents least expect it, and Saturday's game against Manchester City could follow the same pattern. United sprung an upset when they beat City in the FA Cup final, while Pep Guardiola has overseen three successive Community Shield defeats. With so many key players absent for City, a United win isn't out of the question.
