Manchester United against Leicester and the new Premier League season

Expert football betting analysis on the Community Shield plus a fistful of nice-price tickles for the 2016/17 campaign.

Punt Manchester United to DRAW first blood in the Community Shield today.

Take the 13/5 for a 90-minute stalemate at Wembley – but then trust Jose Mourinho to work his dark magic on the Red Devils in the Premier League title race itself.

I’ve crunched the numbers for the new season and can now reveal that Leicester are going to be ‘this year’s Leicester’ - and finish eighth.

The title will revert to a big-spenders’ carve-up – and the value is Manchester United at 7/2 (Fred).

They are most ready to kick-on, while major rivals bed in – and though we'll be coming rather late to the gamble of the summer, I'm still liking the way Mourinho is stamping his little feet all over the job.

Right now Jose’s got all the makings of a kill or cure medicine at Old Trafford – but I'll bet he’s the massive dose of salts United need to get their very solid squad moving.

That makes the Golden Boot market simple too - strike a line through anyone who’s never scored 20-plus and up floats Zlatan Ibrahimovic , European football’s most unflushable talent, at a comely 10/1 (Fred) .

You might quaver a little at punting Daniel 'made of crisps' Sturridge for the Boot, but it makes some sort of sense at 25/1 (Hills). He's got the skills and he'll get the chances. If you knew he'd do 38 games, you'd take single figures...

Have Liverpool to be top scoring team at 9/1 (888sport) - that’s a shade too big in a small-field race.

Grab some Boro at Evens (Hills, Lads) to be top promoted team - it's shaping to be a two-horse gallop given Hull's woes, and they were at their best against the top sides last season.