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The FA Cup which resumes on Friday is United’s best chance to win silverware this season….that’s for sure.

We’re up against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford in round four- and Betfred have us 1/10 to go through with Cristiano Ronaldo 5/2 to score the opener.

City meanwhile have an intriguing tie against another Championship side…the division’s runaway leaders Fulham.

It will be a great opportunity  for the visitors to test themselves against arguably the best team on the planet ahead of what is their likely promotion to the Premier League.

The Blues are 1/16 to triumph and I reckon Phil Foden is good value at 5/1 to score first.

Betfred have City 11/4 favourites to win the FA Cup outright with Chelsea 5/1, Liverpool 6/1 while the mighty Reds are 7/1.

It’s a  huge cliché in rugby league that it’s always Warrington’s year.

However, with Daryl Powell now pulling the strings behind this superstar squad I believe it’s as true this season as it ever was.

The Wire last won the Challenge Cup with a superb victory over St Helens in 2019, but haven’t really performed at the level expected in the Betfred Super League.

Curtis Sironen- at 6’4’’ and 110kg, he certainly brings a presence to the Saints pack. A strong edge running back-rower who can also play football. He doesn’t lack aggression either!

“Joey Lussick- an outstanding signing! I’m a big fan of Joey from his time at Salford. A very smart no9 who can either create opportunities for others or devastate defences himself. I’m sure his partnership with skipper James Roby will only further develop his game.

 The 54-year-old mother-of-four has been husband Dean’s bookie runner as he struggles to walk while he awaits an operation on his knees.

 He’s hanging on, despite another bruising day in the Commons after publication of a diluted, 12-page dossier into the ‘Partygate’ scandal that’s embroiled the Tory government.

Senior civil servant Sue Gray’s report into the alleged lockdown-busting parties at Downing Street includes four events involving the Prime Minister.

But the report lacks detail, at the request of Scotland Yard who fear too much detail could have prejudiced their own investigation.

Scotland Yard have said they have received 500 pages – and 300 pictures – of evidence. But with 70 witnesses to interview, the investigation may take several months.

Betfred go 8/15 that Johnson leaves his position as PM this year – and 5/1 that he goes in 2023.

After another dramatic PMQs, during which Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer described Johnson as “a man without shame”, he met the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, after which Jacob Rees-Mogg described the Tory leader as “strong and effective”.

Leader of the House Rees-Mogg, who is a 50/1 outsider at Betfred to be the next Prime Minister, went on to warn Tory leader hopefuls: “The thing about throwing your hat into the ring is often that you find It’s thrown straight back at you.”

Betfred make chancellor Rishi Sunak the 2/1 favourite to be next PM, ahead of foreign secretary Liz Truss at 13/2.

Next up is Tom Tugendhat, at 8/1 – the same odds as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former health secretary Jeremy Hunt.

It’s fair to say Boris is bruised but not beaten. The odds are pointing towards him going this year, but the PM is proving himself a battler, hanging on despite huge criticism from opposition politicians and significant faces in his own party – most notably his predecessor Theresa May, who pulled no punches in the Commons this week.

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