Premier League Preview: Manchester United - Sunderland
Red Devils welcome Steve Bruce's men to Old Trafford for their first home league match since their derby-day demolition by City and history suggests they'll bounce back with a win
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
MANCHESTER UNITED  De Gea Jones, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra Nani, Rooney, Fletcher, Park Welbeck, Hernandez | SUNDERLAND  Westwood Bardsley, Brown, Turner, Richardson Larsson,Vaughan,Cattermole,Colback,Sessegnon Bendtner |
Michael Carrick could be involved following his recent injury, while Darren Fletcher is a doubt after he missed the Red Devils' win over the Romanian champions. So a third consecutive game in midfield for Wayne Rooney would not be surprising. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Paul Pogba could make the bench.
Sunderland travels to Old Trafford with considerably less to think about on the injury front, although a fractured nose and eye-socket for goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is a massive blow with Black Cats’ third choice stopper Keiran Westwood set to step up with Craig Gordon still out.
Former United cult-hero John O’Shea will have to wait for his Old Trafford Premier League return for another season after being ruled out due to a hamstring injury, leaving Steve Bruce with just one other injury related concern. Fraizer Campbell looks set to return in December, about six months ahead of schedule.
Aside from injuries, Sunderland’s only other player who will miss the trip to Manchester is Titus Bramble, who has been suspended by the club while his off-field behaviour is investigated.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Before its 6-1 defeat to Manchester City two weeks ago, Manchester United had won its last 20 home matches in the Premier League.
- The Red Devils have not lost any of their last 18 league games against Sunderland.
- The match will be played on the eve of Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary at Old Trafford.
- Should it win, United will become the first to reach 900 home points in the Premier League. The club is currently on 898.
Sunderland has won six of its last 25 away matches in the league.
- The club's 2-0 win at Bolton two weeks ago was their first win away from the Stadium of Light since May.
- Kenwyne Jones was the last Sunderland player to score against United, during a 2-2 draw back in October 2009.
- The Black Cats’ last win over Sir Alex Ferguson’s men was back in 1997, when they registered a 2-1 victory. They also managed to beat Arsenal and Chelsea that season.
- Sunderland has not won at Old Trafford since May 1968 when it beat United 2-1.
- Wes Brown (pictured right) is set to make his first ever appearance against United on Saturday following his departure from the Old Trafford club in the summer.
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Field Report
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Nov 5, 2011 | Man Utd. 1 - Sunderland 0 | |
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2010 | Man Utd. 2 - Sunderland 0 | |
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 2, 2010 | Sunderland 0 - Man Utd. 0 | |
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | May 2, 2010 | Sunderland 0 - Man Utd. 1 | |
| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 3, 2009 | Man Utd. 2 - Sunderland 2 |
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| Nov 5, 2011 | Man Utd. 1 - Sunderland 0 | EPL |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Man Utd. 2 - Otelul Galati 0 | UCL |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Everton 0 - Man Utd. 1 | EPL |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Aldershot FC 0 - Man Utd. 3 | CCUP |
| Oct 23, 2011 | Man Utd. 1 - Manchester City 6 | EPL |
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| Nov 5, 2011 | Man Utd. 1 - Sunderland 0 | EPL |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Sunderland 2 - Aston Villa 2 | EPL |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Bolton 0 - Sunderland 2 | EPL |
| Oct 16, 2011 | Arsenal 2 - Sunderland 1 | EPL |
| Oct 1, 2011 | Sunderland 2 - West Bromwich 2 | EPL |
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| 34 | Anders Lindegaard | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 4 | Phil Jones | Defender |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | Defender |
| 15 | Nemanja Vidic | Defender |
| 13 | Ji-Sung Park | Midfielder |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 24 | Darren Fletcher | Defender |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 19 | Danny Welbeck | Striker |
| 1 | David de Gea | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 20 | Fabio Da Silva | Defender |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | Midfielder |
| 25 | Antonio Valencia | Midfielder |
| 9 | Dimitar Berbatov | Striker |
| 32 | Mame Biram Diouf | Striker |
| 20 | Keiren Westwood | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Phil Bardsley | Defender |
| 4 | Michael Turner | Defender |
| 5 | Wes Brown | Defender |
| 11 | Kieran Richardson | Midfielder |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole | Midfielder |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson | Midfielder |
| 14 | Jack Colback | Midfielder |
| 28 | Stéphane Sessegnon | Midfielder |
| 10 | Connor Wickham | Striker |
| 52 | Nicklas Bendtner | Striker |
| 24 | Trevor Carson | Goalkeeper |
| - | John Egan | Defender |
| 8 | Craig Gardner | Midfielder |
| 18 | David Meyler | Midfielder |
| 23 | James McClean | Striker |
| 27 | Ahmed El Mohamady | Midfielder |
| 17 | Dong-Won Ji | Striker |
Now You Predict the Match!
| Man Utd. | Sunderland | The Fans' Predictions |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 29% (846) |
| 2 | 0 | 20% (591) |
| 3 | 1 | 10% (308) |
| 4 | 0 | 10% (306) |
| 2 | 1 | 5% (151) |
| Total predictions: | 2938 | |
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