Everton v Man Utd : Punters backing Van Persie to score first in season opener
Everton face a tough opening day fixture on Monday evening when they take on Manchester United at Goodison Park, with Paddy Power reporting a new free bet offer and indicating plenty of support for Robin Van Persie to score first at odds of 5/1.
These two teams will have waited longer than any other Premier League outfit to get their season underway, so the atmosphere and intensity should be gripping from the very start.
Looking at Everton more closely to begin with, they are relatively well known for their slow starts in the Premier League. Last season for example, they lost six of their first ten games.
They still managed to finish 7th though, so with a good start, they could have pushed for a top six finish. This will be the aim this year. David Moyes prides himself on constantly improving Everton and he will be confident ahead of Monday night.
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As mentioned, this is a very tough start for the Toffees, but it gives them a chance to start the season with a bang. Backed by passionate supporters, it cannot be underestimated what a positive result on Monday would do for their confidence.
Prior to kick-off, there is bound to be more attention on Manchester United though and this is largely due to the fact that Robin Van Persie is set to make his debut after signing from Arsenal this week.
The Dutchman may not start the game, but at some point he could play alongside Wayne Rooney in a dream strike partnership for Sir Alex Ferguson.
Don’t forget former Everton player Rooney is likely to get a hostile reception too, so there are plenty of sub-plots to this Monday Night Football fixture.
Van Persie isn’t the only United new boy either. Shinji Kagawa is set to make his Premier League debut and many are excited to see how he will get on.
Ferguson will want three points to begin with too, just to show their title rivals they are on the money from the off.
One of the pick of the first round of fixtures, this one gets underway from 8pm on Monday evening.
