Daily Observer (Jamaica)

The Manchester derby takes centre stage in English Premier League

United gets $4.30 from Justbet to beat City at home

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R SAWYERS

The Manchester derby takes centre stage as the english Premier League (EPL) heats up tomorrow. The ground will shake in the red part of Manchester when fierce rivals Mananchest­er United and Manchester City face each other in the local derby at the Theatre of Dreams. the best of starts to their season after finishing second in the 2019 campaign. They won their opener against Wolves, but like United, they were ambushed and “bitten” five times by the Foxes (Leicester City), losing 2-5 at home. Despite drawing with Leeds and Liverpool, they have gone on to secure wins over Arsenal, Sheffield, Burnley, and Fulham to head into the derby high on confidence. It will be an intriguing encounter, with United having struggled to get results at home and City seeming to be clicking into gear now.

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meetings with Manchester City last season – they last won three in a row in the competitio­n against their local rivals between November 2008-April 2010 (four wins).

Manchester City – have won seven Premier League away games at Old Trafford, more than any other visiting side, with six of their seven such victories away to Manchester United coming in the previous nine seasons. City have lost five Premier League away games in 2020, last losing more in a single calendar year in

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• Both sides – of all managers to have faced Man City boss Pep Guardiola, Man Utd’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the highest win rate against the Spaniard, with the Norwegian winning three of their five meetings (60 per cent).

The betting tip. Man United win.

Everton and Chelsea face off in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games this weekend.

The Toffees, Everton, came from behind to share the spoils with Burnley last weekend, with the League’s leading marksman

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• Everton – have won their last two Premier League home games against Chelsea, last winning three in a row against the Blues between February 2010-February 2012.

• Chelsea – have kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight Premier League meetings with Everton, losing both games in which they conceded (W4 D2).

• Both sides – Everton have lost their last two Premier League home games (vs Man Utd and Leeds) – they have not lost three in a row at home since March 2016, while Manager Carlo Ancelotti has not lost three consecutiv­e home League games since November 2006 with Milan.

The betting tip. Chelsea win.

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SHOCKS AT 22-1 with equipment Change D’s Choice, trained by Alford Brown, showed nothing to talk about in his four prior career starts but dramatical­ly turned around his form to brush aside rivals in a Restricted Maiden Condition call going 6 ½ furlongs.

D’s Choice, who was sent off as a 22-1 betting option, also benefited from an equipment change as the visor and tongue tie were put on. Ridden by apprentice Jordan Barrett, D’s Choice won by 3 ¾ lengths in a time of 1:22.0.

d’s Choice

Not the best away at the start, D’s Choice still managed to get himself in a favourable position at the half-mile, slipping down into second behind Wifey Sez So (Paul Francis). D’s Choice then hit his top stride in deep stretch as he motored by Wifey Sez So, who finished in second place with Purposely (Daniel Thompson) occupying the third spot.

oldster royal vibes destroys field going one Mile

Ten-year-old bay gelding Royal Vibes demonstrat­ed that

Seven horses were claimed on the 10-race programme.

Joseph Durrant claimed Innovator for owner Baldwin Williams for $750,000 from Patrick Lynch, while Lynch took Salah for owner The Player, also for $750,000 from Michael Francis from the seventh race.

In the 10th and final event, Alford Brown claimed Reassuranc­e for owner ROAD from Raymond Townsend, Anthony Dixon claimed El Cliente for himself from Steven Todd, Welsh Soutar claimed Top Eagle for owner Yehert Miller from Lawrence Freemantle, Cashbert Khwalsingh claimed Alexa’s Star for owner Gilbert Khwalsingh from Christophe­r Pearson and Ralph Porter claimed Danceallni­ght for himself from Cashbert Khwalsingh. All horses from the 10th race were claimed for $250,000 each.

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(photo: Joseph wellington) THE BATTLE OF THE GREYS! Undecided (#4 Dick Cardenas) getting home in front of Creating Chaos (Anthony Thomas).

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