Jose expects more from his attack

United’s sloppy strikers to rise to the challenge

Manchester United look to get the job done at the second time of asking when hosting Anderlecht in the standout of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final ties. All four matches are played out in front of the live BT Sport cameras from 8.05pm, and Coral have everything you need to profit from proceedings.

Click now to place your individual match bets, including first goal scorer, correct score and to qualify, or read on as Coral’s football guys talk you through the best bets in each fixture. With so much to choose from, where does the smart money go? Let’s find out…..

United to take their chances

Manchester United really should have been home and hosed after the first leg in Belgium. The English Premier League giants took the lead through Mkhitaryan on 36-minutes last week, but threw away a hatful of chances to put the game to bed, before paying the price late in the day, Dendoncker netting an equaliser on 86-minutes to keep the fixture alive.

64 per cent of the overall possession, 15 shots, seven on target, one goal, no wonder manager Jose Mourinho huffed and puffed his way through the post-match press-conference. The Special One, probably as sick of seeing his side draw matches as fans are, blamed his ‘sloppy strikers’ for the level finish. A fair comment, but it also looked like a challenge for the attack to step-up in the second-leg.

They certainly delivered in the Premier League on Sunday, Marcus Rashford playing a blinder in that famous 2-0 win over Chelsea at this venue. The boss will demand more of the same here. A home win looks nailed on at 1/4, but taking the locals -1 on the handicap offers more value, with our traders giving 7/10. That bet would’ve banked you a return in each of United’s last two league starts.