Ronaldo tops United Predictions picks
Manchester United fans are overwhelmingly backing Cristiano Ronaldo to be the key man in tonight’s game against Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.
A significant number of those taking part in the United Predictions game in our app think Ronaldo will be the Reds’ first goalscorer at the GSP Stadium, with 41 per cent of entrants saying the Portuguese forward will break the deadlock.
Ronaldo opened his account for the season in Moldova three weeks ago, netting the second goal from the penalty spot as Erik ten Hag's men ran out 2-0 winners over Sheriff in our previous European outing.
Anthony Martial (21 per cent) and Antony (15 per cent) are also popular first-scorer picks in our game, having registered in the 6-3 defeat to Manchester City at the weekend.
As far as Man of the Match predictions go, Ronaldo is leading the way on 24 per cent, ahead of September’s Player of the Month, Christian Eriksen, who has 19 per cent of the vote.
It appears you’re all confident of an away win in the Cypriot capital too, with over one-third of users selecting a 3-0 success for Erik ten Hag’s side.
But, before you make your United Predictions to be in with a chance of winning a signed 2022/23 home shirt, what are our pundits saying? Scroll down to see…
DION DUBLIN
“I think Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial will be given starts by Erik ten Hag, but I don’t expect the manager to change his side too much. Bruno Fernandes will be the key man but I’m predicting that Marcus Rashford will score the first goal and United will run out 4-1 winners. Let’s hope I’m right!”
PAUL WOOLSTON
“I’m saying that Erik will stick with the team that finished the game against City on Sunday, so that’s De Gea in goal, behind Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez and Shaw. Eriksen, Fred and Casemiro will play in midfield, with Antony, Fernandes and Martial in attack. Martial scored twice at the Etihad and I’m backing him to open the scoring tonight. I think it’ll be 3-1 to the Reds, with Eriksen contributing another Man-of-the-Match performance, following his exploits in Moldova.”
Don’t forget to submit your predictions in the United App. The deadline for line-ups is 16:15 BST, 90 minutes before kick-off.