Liverpool v Man Utd. , 1st Goalscorer & 1st Booking Markets

1st Goal Scorer Market:

I think there are 2 strong possibilities in this market, Van Nistelrooy (5-1) and Gerrard (11-1). They are the leading scorers (and penalty takers) for their respective clubs and are both value.

With Mike Riley in charge, a Man Utd. penalty is a live chance increasing Van Nistelrooy's chance of scoring. However, the 'Riley factor' is countered by the strength of Liverpool's defence, making a goals in open play from Man Utd (including Van Nisterooy) less likely.

A case can be made for Man Utd to score a penalty at any time (6-1, Totesport).

I've settled on 2 pts on Gerarrd for First Goalscorer (11-1), but I will be kicking myself when Van Nistlerooy scores first.

1st Booking Market

There is a wide diversity of opinion on this market (usually a good sign for the punter!).

The bets I am having are:

Van Nistlerooy - 22-1 (Paddy Power, 2pts)
Fletcher - 33-1 (Totesport, 2pts)

Both have a relatively high bookings/match ratio and should be approximately half their odds. Others with high ratios that I considered were Sissoko (9-1, Totesport) and Crouch (18-1, Totesport). N.B Totesport offer E/W.