Community Shield Betting 2011
There is no such thing as a friendly match when it comes to Manchester United and Manchester City and this match will be no different. City have now secured their first piece of silverware in the FA Cup since their rich new owners took over the club and started to spend big.
All the time this has been going on United have been going about their business to prove why they are still the number one team in England. Sir Alex Ferguson continues to re-invent himself with fantastic new players joining United all the time. Community Shield betting 2011 could be a tight market with the match separated by only one or two goals.
Community Shield Favourites
The red side of Manchester have to be the Community Shield favourites for the match because they will start the game with a solid pre-season under their belts and on the back of their 20th league championship in the history of the club. They also now have a similarly big and talented squad to City.
United are also the Community Shield favourites because their manager has been in this situation so many times in the past. United have encountered challenges from Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and now their noisy neighbours. Ferguson will know the exact way to prepare and ready his team.
Community Shield Underdogs
Manchester City are the Community Shield underdogs because they have no real proven success over an extended period of time. The FA Cup win earlier in the year came after a lot of hard graft over many years. However, they seem to falter when they are in hard pressure situations and this is something that will have to change if they want to contend for the league and the Champions League.
City could be strong Community Shield underdogs in the Football Betting market because for once they have not signed half a dozen players before the start of the season. This will allow the group of players currently in place to gel and form a strong unit.
Community Shield Betting
Community Shield betting is always a bit of a lottery because it's difficult to predict whether both sides are going to go full pace into the match. The match is traditionally held just before the start of the Premier League season which means the managers will be less likely to risk their star players.
The history between these two clubs is what is going to make Community Shield Betting intense and interesting. On the one hand United will not want to give their neighbours an inch of ground and on the other hand City will want to beat United whatever it takes.
Both sides will more than likely be introducing one or two new faces to their squads for this match. It could take them a little time to settle in and the slight tentative nature there is bound to be with this match could produce a poor score line. The side that wins the Community Shield will do so by one or two goals.