Scunthorpe will face the big boys of the Premier League on Wednesday night at Glanford Park. They will take on defending Carling Cup champions, Manchester United. The third round match of the Carling Cup is sure to draw plenty of betting action. Manchester United should be the easy winner in this one, but Sir Alex Ferguson may be resting his best players and Scunthorpe will be pulling out all the stops.
The Red Devils is reported to be keeping Michael Owen as a starting striker in place of Wayne Rooney. Instead, Federico Macheda or Javier Hernandez will play up front with Owen. All three have decent odds to score the opening goal of the Carling Cup match. Scunthorpe will be an opportunity for United to showcase their young talent like £7 million winger, Bebe, and French winger, Gabriel Obertan.
Scunthorpe desperately needs coaching leadership after losing Nigel Adkins to Southampton. Ian Baraclough is in charge for now and is likely to field his strongest squad against Manchester United. Scunthorpe has won three matches and lost four in the Championship. They beat Sheffield United last week but lost to Swansea over the weekend. They have Carling Cup wins over Oldham and Sheffield. In nine games, they have five wins, four losses and no draws. Rochdale signing Chris Dagnall has scored four goals and fellow striker Jonathan Forte has scored three. They are good bets for first goalscorer on the Scunthorpe side. They have the home advantage and motivation, but it most likely won’t be enough against the pedigree of United.
Scunthorpe vs. Manchester United Match Odds (provided by Party Bets)
Scunthorpe: 6/1
Draw: 16/5
Manchester United: 2/5