Manchester United v Liverpool: Best bets for all Sunday’s FA Cup and Premier League games

Our betting expert with a range of bets for massive FA Cup clash at Old Trafford, Chelsea against Leicester, and West Ham-Aston Villa in the Prem PLUS a Serie A angle

Saddle-up for a big-price telly cupset at Old Trafford today.

Unlikely results have been happening in front of the ITV cameras all week.

Sir Alex Ferguson “waited 20 years” for a Cheltenham Festival winner as a racehorse owner – then two came at once with Thursday’s 246/1 double.

It’s nearly seven years since Jose Mourinho became the last boss to get a double up for Manchester United, who have hardly been having a bumper run since Fergie’s retirement.

But without the handicap of European commitments, a home FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool (3.30pm, ITV) might not be quite as big a hurdle as the markets seem to be suggesting.

Erik ten Hag and Co are 15/8 to qualify – eye-catching for a host side that drew at Anfield when in far worse shape.

Yes, Liverpool are the only Grade One winner in the race and could trot-up – but with extra-time in the mix the going might get heavier than forecast.

Punt the 90mins DRAW at 16/5 (Skybet). The 20/1 ‘no goalscorer’ (Bet365, Skybet) looks big enough too, given five of the past 16 meetings went that way and Liverpool are W2 D6 L2 (90mins) vs Big Six sides this term, with two ‘no scorer’ returns.

Wembley beckons again for Chelsea’s “blue billion-pound bottle jobs” as Leicester roll up in the FA Cup (12.45pm, BBC).

The fairer takeaway from the EFL Cup Final was that Chelsea rose to the occasion and got pipped – but Gary Neville’s hardly the first pundit to go jelly-brained chasing a pert turn of phrase.

Jamie Redknapp’s “Real Madrid aren’t in the same league as Barcelona” springs to mind.

Leicester aren’t quite yet in the same league as Chelsea, who are knocking in two goals per game in 2024. Be on champagne talent Cole Palmer ‘anytime scorer’ at 11/8 (Bet365). He’s got all the fizz and all the bottle.

In the Premier League Aston Villa got to West Ham (2pm) – two sides who had it huge on Thursday night.

Both have proved vulnerable to a Europa hangover. An abject defeat last Sunday will have had Villa fans gasping for the liver salts. And they might need to ‘rest their eyes’ under a flannel before this one’s over.

Be on in-form Jarrod Bowen ‘score or assist’ at 11/10 (Paddy).

Napoli’s season is done but there’s time for hosts Inter (7.45pm) and Lautaro Martinez to rub it in at 13/10 (Bet365) ‘anytime scorer’

Last week: Winners at 3/1 and 11/4