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Cristiano Ronaldo fails to live up to his promises

…but The Dinner still delivered this weekend

It was a grand occasion where both sets of fans were on their best behaviour, holding a respectful silence for the victims of the Munich Air Disaster. Cristiano Ronaldo vowed to make Busby’s Babes proud with another world class performance against Manchester City, but he was, in fact, a bit crap.

While the Portuguese man-o’-sex didn’t quite live up to his own expectations, The Dinner gave plenty of tips to help you make money from this weekend’s Premier League action, including this Manchester Utd prophecy of doom:

» chickendinner Da Vinci Code insight: Manchester United drew their most recent Premiership fixture 1-1 away at Spurs. The last time Ferguson’s side drew 1-1 in the league, (against Pompey in August ‘07) they lost their next game 1-0 against Manchester City.

We told you this slightly convoluted gem to help predict the bore draw at Stamford Bridge:

» chickendinner Da Vinci Code insight: Chelsea and Liverpool played on this exact date in the 1992/1993 season. Chelsea were also at home that day and it was also a league game – it finished 0-0.

And finally, we gave you plenty of reasons to profit from Kevin Keegan’s sinking vessel:

» chickendinner Prophecy of doom: Newcastle have had a miserable time on the road this season, only claiming two victories from their twelve away fixtures, against struggling Bolton and Fulham. The Magpies have lost eight and drawn two of their other ten away matches.

» In five of the last seven league contests between the sides, the deadlock has been broken within the opening five minutes of the first half.

» Villa are yet to drop a home point against sides in the bottom half of the table and have currently won seven of thirteen league fixtures at Villa Park.

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