You Bet | Role reversal for Liverpool against United
Under Alex Ferguson, the Red Devils swept all before them, but it's a much different story now
For much of the season, the English Premier League has divided so neatly into two sections - the breakaway top group of nine teams and the rest - that punters have had few of the evenly priced games that usually characterise the world's most popular league.
While competition has broadened at the top with the emergence of the big six and the exciting challenge also posed by Everton in the first half of this season, the divide between the haves and the have nots has been stark - 11 points separate the top nine from the rest.
This competitive imbalance has led to a host of long odds-on chances every week and, while there will always be surprise results, betting has been difficult.
United are out of the title race and cast in the role of potential spoilers as Liverpool pursue Chelsea at the top
This weekend is different, however, because three teams stand out as decent value.
The first is in the opening match of the Super Sunday double-header, when Liverpool have good prospects of an away win over bitter rivals Manchester United.
This match is a complete role reversal from the Sir Alex Ferguson era, when United swept all before them and Liverpool's best hope for most of that period was to throw them off course in their individual match-ups rather than throw down a concerted title challenge themselves.
Now, United are out of the title race and cast in the role of potential spoilers as Liverpool pursue Chelsea at the top.
The table says United have gone from title winners to the worst team in the big six, whereas Liverpool - who occupied that position at the end of last season - have gone from strength to strength under Brendan Rodgers.
