With the world of football apparently shocked that an Everton fan might express some dislike for their deadly rivals, Liverpool, the media focus will be on Wayne 'I hate Liverpool' Rooney when Manchester United and Liverpool clash in their vital Premiership match.

'Extraordinarily, people appear to be dumbfounded that a fan of one club may not exactly admire that club's deadliest rivals' said William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe, 'But as a result of Rooney's less than startling observations there is great interest in whether he will start the game and how he will fare if he does.'

Hills are offering odds of 8/11 that he will play over 75 minutes of the game if he starts; 9/4 that Wayne will be carded during the match - 10/1 to be the first player carded in the game - and 20/1 that he is sent off, and they have also opened a book on how many minutes of the game he will complete if he starts:

How many minutes will Rooney play (Must Start)?
0-25 33/1
26-50 12/1
51-75 11/8
76 - Full Time 8/11
Rooney is 6/1 with Hills to score the first goal of the game, 6/1 to score the last; 7/4 to score at any time if he starts and 40/1 to score a hat trick.
First Carded Player
Paul Scholes 10/1; Javier Mascherano 10/1; Wayne Rooney 10/1 ;Alvaro Arbeloa 12/1; John O'Shea 12/1; Jamie Carragher 14/1; Xabi Alonso 14/1; Fabio Aurelio14/1; Nemanja Vidic 14/1; Jonathan Evans 14/1; Cristiano Ronaldo 14/1; Sami Hyypia 16/1; Leiva Lucas 16/1; Steven Gerrard 16/1; Martin Skrtel 16/1; Patrice Evra 16/1; Oliveira Anderson 16/1; Fernando Torres 16/1; Ji-Sung Park 16/1; Michael Carrrick 16/1; Carlos Tevez 16/1; Gary Neville 16/1; Ryan Babel 20/1; Yossi Benayoun 20/1; Darren Fletcher 20/1; Darron Gibson 20/1; Dirk Kuyt 20/1; Rio Ferdinand 20/1; Wes Brown 20/1; Albert Riera 20/1; Luis Nani 20/1; No Booking 25/1;Dimitar Berbatov 25/1; Ryan Giggs 25/1; Danny Welbeck 33/1; Edwin Van Der Sar 40/1; Pepe Reina 40/1.
MATCH ODDS......19/20 Man U; 21/10 draw; 10/3 Liverpool.
PREM TITLE ODDS...1/33 United; 11 Chelsea; 16 Liverpool; 150 Villa; Without United: 1/2 Chelsea; 6/4 Liverpool; 33 Arsenal; 40 Villa
How many points will Man Utd Win League By ?
12 or More ; 7/4
7-11 ;11/10
1-6 10/3
Goal Difference 20/1.
How Many Points Will Man Utd Be Clear After Weekend?
10 11/1
9 11/2
7 Evs
5 10/3
4 5/2

Game With Most Goals !
Arsenal v Blackburn 5/1; Chelsea v Man City5/1; Everton v Stoke7/1; Hull v Newcastle7/1; Aston Villa v Tottenham7/1; West Ham v West Brom 7/1; Man Utd v Liverpool10/1; Bolton v Fulham10/1; Middlesbrough v Portsmouth10/1; Sunderland v Wigan10/1
Who will finish bottom ?........West Brom 4/9 ; Middlesborough 6/1; Stoke 7/1; Portsmouth 10/1; Newcastle 12/1; Blackburn 25/1; Hull 25/1 ;Sunderland 33/1; Tottenham 100/1.
Relegation odds....1/10 WBA; 10/11 Stoke; 6/5 Middlesbro; 13/8 Newcastle; 2/1 Hull; 11/4 Portsmouth; 6/1 Blackburn; 12 Sunderland; 14 Bolton; 16 Fulham; 20 Spurs; 33 Wigan.
Prem top scorer: 11/8 Anelka; 7/4 Ronaldo; 12 Robinho; 20 Torres; Agbonlahor; Van Persie; Berbatov; Lampard.
WHO'LL FINISH HIGHER? 8/13 Villa; 6/5 Arsenal 9/2 CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO-FINISH?

WITH THE OUTCOME of the race for the Championship title and promotion becoming increasingly difficult to predict, William Hill are offering 9/2 that the title will be decided on goal difference, and have issued a list of promotion odds and title 'straight forecasts'. 'There are at least ten teams still well in the running for the title or the play-offs and the early front-runners are now coming under severe pressure from the chasing pack, so it is becoming more and more difficult to predict who will eventually win automatic promotion and who will have to rely on the play-offs for a route to the Premiership' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.

WILLIAM HILL: TO WIN CHAMP'SHIP TITLE.....11/8 Wolves; 9/4 Reading; 3/1 Birmingham; 15/2 Cardiff; 25/1 Sheff U; 40/1 Swansea; 66/1 Burnley; 100/1 Bristol City; Preston.

Championship Promotion
Wolves 2/7
Reading 4/9
Birmingham 8/13
Cardiff 7/4
Sheff Utd 7/2
Swansea 5
Burnley 6
Bristol City 10
Preston 12
Ipswich 25
Championship Forecasts
1st Wolves 2nd Reading 5/2
1st Wolves 2nd Birmingham 10/3
1st Wolves 2nd Cardiff 8
1st Wolves 2nd Any Other 20
1st Reading 2nd Wolves 5
1st Reading 2nd Birmingham 11/2
1st Reading 2nd Cardiff 12
1st Reading 2nd Any Other 25
1st Birmingham 2nd Wolves 6
1st Birmingham 2nd Reading 7
1st Birmingham 2nd Cardiff 14
1st Birmingham 2nd Any Other 33
Any Other Winner 9/2
 

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