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Man United vs Everton prediction: Benitez will have to solve Ronaldo dilemma

Rafa Benitez maybe feeling "at home" at Goodison Park, but he will return to a place far from that and will be looking to take home all three points at Old Trafford - or, at the very least, leave Manchester United fans feeling frustrated.

Everton are 13/2 with Grosvenor Sport to win at Old Trafford while Man United are the f avourites at 12/25 and a draw is 13/4.

The Inside Track's Tom Phillips is tipping Cristiano Ronaldo to be a handful for Benitez's side after the Portuguese forward maintained his impressive goalscoring record on Wednesday.

The Toffees have won three of their last five matches in all competitions with every win in the Premier League.

Benitez's team picked up wins against Burnley, Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City but suffered a defeat in the league away at Aston Villa as well as getting knocked out by Championship side QPR in the Carabao Cup.

Meanwhile, United have managed to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats saw them surprisingly lose at home to Aston Villa just a few days after getting knocked out to West Ham in the EFL Cup too.

Their win against Villarreal would have boosted morale in the dressing though, especially when Ronaldo came to the rescue once again.

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Tips

  • Cristiano Ronaldo to score anytime - 11/10
  • Man United to win and both teams to score - 23/10
  • Under 2.5 total cards - 19/10

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Team stats

Half of Everton's matches have finished with two total bookings in the whole match (under 2.5 total cards is 19/10 ) while United average 3.5 total bookings per match (under 3.5 total cards is 8/11 ).

Everton average 10.625 total corners per match while United have only ever finished three games under 10 total corners this season in all competitions - over 9.5 total corners is 1/2.

Player to watch

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to Old Trafford with a bang. The forward has hit the ground running with five goals in as many matches in all competitions.

He scored the winner against Villarreal in their Champions League match - perfect way to get some revenge after losing to Unai Emery's side in the Europa League final last season.

The five-time Ballon d'Or is 11/10 anytime and 29/10 to be first goal scorer.

Michael Oliver will be in charge of the match at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Everton ((Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images))

H2H

This will be the 205th meeting in all competitions and 185th in the league between the two sides with United having the better record with 90 wins, 47 draws and 67 wins.

Everton have not beaten United in their last five meetings - drawing three times in the process. Their last win came in April 2019 when they came out 4-0 victors at Goodison Park.

Their last win at Old Trafford was backing in December 2013.

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