Rah bet’s a sweet thing

WEST HAM could end Manchester City’s winning run today. Just like your favourite Quality Street ‘could’ be the toffee coin.

It’s possible. At the same time as it being an affront to every decent British value and Father Christmas himself.

The Hammers’ squad woes, and instinct for flapping, sees them trot towards the festive fixture glut in an advanced state of oven-readiness, and they must expect their first stuffing of Advent at the Etihad (4pm).

How to punt the bleeding obvious is the challenge we face.

City’s midweek trip to Shaktar can be taken in dressing gowns and slippers now, but the Manchester derby looms, resources must be ‘managed’, and that does undermine the two most obvious ‘anytime scorer’ candidates, whose prices are so thin you need tweezers to pick them up.

But on my forecast, Raheem Sterling (above) – a scorer in 12 of his 19 City games this season – is still a sweet pick at Evens (Paddy, Fred).