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Stoke City v Manchester United betting tips - Potters can cause an upset

Manchester United's winning streak could come to an end against Stoke
Manchester United take their 100% record to the Britannia Stadium, where they will face one of their toughest tests of the season.

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Manchester United have been phenomenal this season with five wins from five matches and 21 goals scored. The Red Devils have already beaten Arsenal and Chelsea at Old Trafford but they face arguably their toughest test of the season so far when they travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City.

It is 6/11, at Unibet, that United continue their winning streak on Saturday evening and if Stoke play as they did in last week's 4-0 defeat to Sunderland then they will have no problems landing those odds. 

However, the Potters are one of the most resilient and strongest sides in the Premier League and manager Tony Pulis will not have been happy with the performance against the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light. He will have a full squad to choose from, with Peter Crouch, who is 23/2 at Unibet to open the scoring, expected to partner Kenwyne Jones (21/2, Unibet) in the top flight's tallest attack.

That could cause problems for United's inexperienced central defensive pairing of Phil Jones and Jonny Evans. While the youngsters are fast enough to deal with most threats, they lack the nous to cope with players such as Jones and Crouch and mistakes could come if they are put under pressure. 

At the other end it will be a similar story, with Jonathan Woodgate, Ryan Shawcross and Robert Huth likely to be tasked with getting in the faces of Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young and Nani. If they can disrupt the visitors flow then there is no reason why Stoke can't take something from the game. They were close to victory in this fixture last season, before Javier Hernandez scored two late goals to give United a 2-1 win. This time the Red Devils will be without the Mexican, who picked up an injury during last weekend's win over Chelsea.

It is 6/1, at Paddy Power, that Stoke win on Saturday, or 16/5, with the same firm, that they hold the champions to a draw in the Britannia. The best option for punters is, however, to cover both options, at odds of 6/4 with Betfred. It may not be pretty but the Potters' football could well prove highly effective.

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