Manchester United v Everton: Can Moyes stun Sir Alex again?
I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson has already sent Southampton's Mauricio Pochettino a bottle of his finest red wine after the Saints' stunning victory over the champions Manchester City last night.
City missed the chance to close the gap on United, meaning victory this afternoon will put the Red Devils 12 points clear at the top. But the title race isn't over until the fat girl sings and I don't see my next door neighbour opening her trap just yet, especially with Everton being today's visitors to Old Trafford.
It was the Toffees who ultimately cost United the title last season by coming back from 4-2 down to level 4-4. Today they are back and David Moyes would like more of the same as Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs all won yesterday in the battle to fill the remaining two Champions League spots.
Manchester United lost on the opening day of the season at Goodison Park but that may have been the slap in the face they needed to concentrate solely on reclaiming their title. Since then RVP and Rooney have been running wild and it doesn't matter how many the opposition score, United will always score more.
Everton haven't won at Old Trafford since 1992 when they won 3-0 thanks to goals from Peter Beardsley, Mo Johnston and Robert Warzycha. Will this be the day they end that record, give their Champions League hopes a boost and give City another chance to catch the leaders? Our pundits have their say.
Manchester United v Everton; Kick Off 4pm February 10 2013
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Chelsea |
Apoorva Ankur |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
3 |
V |
4 |
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Fulham |
Neil Springate |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
2 |
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Man United |
Peter Jonstone |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
1 |
V |
0 |
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Norwich |
Sue Read |
3 |
V |
1 |
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QPR |
John Jaycock |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Reading |
Jon Keen |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
4 |
V |
2 |
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Stoke City |
Peter Holland |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Spurs |
Adam Crawford |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
2 |
V |
1 |
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West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
2 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Steve Coulter |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
2 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
3 |
V |
0 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
3 |
V |
2 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
3 |
V |
3 |
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Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
Home win.
Home: 24; Draw: 5; Away: 2. TBA 3.
* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d love to hear from you.
