Betting: AS Roma

The way United breezed past Aston Villa has prompted me to cut the Reds to 3/1 joint favourites with Barcelona to win this season's Champions League.

I've also shortened Sir Alex's men to 4/11 to reach the semi-finals at Roma's expense. For the first leg, both teams are 13/8 to win, with the draw at 15/8.

It's the third time in the last 12 months the Reds have visited the Stadio Olimpico. Last year's quarter-final there saw Roma win 2-1, and they're 9/1 to repeat that result. The teams also met in the group stage this term, drawing 1-1 in the Italian capital in December. You'll get 9/2 for another 1-1 stalemate.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who now has 35 goals this season, heads the United list in the first goalscorer market at 11/2. Wayne Rooney is 6/1 to open the scoring and Carlos Tevez 7/1.

With Francesco Totti set to miss this game due to injury, Roma are likely to call on Mirko Vucinic, who scored the decisive goal against Real Madrid in the previous round. He is 6/1 in the first and last goalscorer markets.

Mancini, another of Roma's