Sunderland vs Manchester United – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Sreya

Sunderland vs Manchester United – Sunderland host Manchester United on 9th April, Sunday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Manchester United are sixth in the Premier League standings with fifty four points while Sunderland are twentieth and all but destined for relegation. The Black Cats have twenty points after thirty matches and are without a win in their previous six league games.

Manchester United managed to secure draws in their last two league outings (against West Bromwich Albion and Everton) and currently trail Arsenal on goal difference only. A win today could help them close the gap on fourth-placed Manchester City.

Team News

Paddy McNair, Duncan Watmore, Jan Kirchoff and Steven Pienaar are sidelined through injuries while Adnan Janujaz is ineligible against his parent club. Manchester United will be without the injured Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young.

Sunderland Possible Starting Lineup: Jordan Pickford, Billy Jones, Lamine Kone, Jason Denayer, Brian Oviedo, Didier Ndong, Darren Gibson, Lee Cattermole, Fabio Borini, Jermain Defoe, Victor Anchiebe.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind, Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Anthony Martial, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

“It’s good to know that we have a fantastic run of 20 unbeaten matches in the Premier League. In terms of looking to the future, I prefer to look at 10 matches with 10 draws, you have something that is not easy to have. You are quite solid mentally, difficult to beat, fighting against difficult circumstances.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Sunderland vs Manchester United H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three wins for Manchester United, one win for Sunderland and one draw.

While Manchester United are undefeated in their last twenty Premier League matches, Sunderland have failed to score in five of their previous six league games. Manchester United are likely to win 1-0 tonight.