• Manchester United

  Manager: Alex Ferguson

  Captain: Gary Neville

  Starting line-up

  • B. Foster
  • G. Neville
  • R. Ferdinand
  • N. Vidic
  • P. Evra
  • J. Park
  • P. Scholes
  • D. Fletcher
  • Nani
  • D. Berbatov
  • W. Rooney

  Subs

  Injured

  • O. Hargreaves
  • E. van der Sar

  Suspended

  None

• Sunderland

  Manager: Steve Bruce

  Captain: Lorik Cana

  Starting line-up

  • C. Gordon
  • P. Bardsley
  • M. Turner
  • A. Ferdinand
  • K. Richardson
  • L. Cattermole
  • L. Cana
  • S. Malbranque
  • A. Reid
  • K. Jones
  • D. Bent

  Subs

  Injured

  None

  Suspended

  None

Manchester United vs Sunderland Match Facts

Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Sunderland at Old Trafford. United have won 11 and drawn three of the last 14 league meetings with Sunderland since the Black Cats last won against Sir Alex Ferguson’s side in March 1997.

Sunderland’s last win at Old Trafford came in May 1968 when they won 2-1 a few weeks before Man Utd lifted the European Cup.

Darren Bent has scored eight goals in his last nine Premier League starts.

Sunderland have not kept a clean sheet since the opening day a run of six games.

There have been five penalties in games involving Sunderland this season more than any other team.

Steve Bruce’s men have won only one of their last 13 away games in the top flight.

Sir Alex Ferguson has won 10 and drawn two of the 12 meetings with former skipper Steve Bruce as opposing coaches.

United have taken 70 points from a possible 81 in 27 league games in 2009.

Only two of the seven teams who have had 18 points or more after seven Premier League games have gone on to win the title one of those was Man Utd though in 1999-2000.

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