Comments and predictions for MU vs Sunderland: The Red Devils are powerless against the new recruits
The match between MU vs Sunderland in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on October 4. Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest MU vs Sunderland team information
For Man United, Lisandro Martinez (knee) and Noussair Mazraoui (thigh) remain sidelined. However, Casemiro returns after a one-match suspension, while Amad Diallo – who missed the defeat to Brentford due to a family bereavement – has also returned to training and could feature.
Amorim was unhappy with his defence against Brentford and replaced two-thirds of his centre-backs in the second half, so Leny Yoro is likely to start in place of Harry Maguire. Young goalkeeper Senne Lammens is still waiting for his Premier League debut but continues to compete with Altay Bayindir for the starting spot.
Captain Bruno Fernandes has scored five goals and assisted six in his last nine games against new signings. He will partner Casemiro or Manuel Ugarte in midfield, while summer signings Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko continue to lead the attack.
Sunderland are without a number of key players through injury: Habib Diarra (groin), Romaine Mundle (hamstring), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), Aji Alese (shoulder) and Leo Hjelde (Achilles). Reinildo Mandava is also serving a three-match suspension, the second of which is his second.
Coach Le Bris has confirmed that Nordi Mukiele is fit, despite rumours on social media. He could continue to play as a central defender alongside Omar Alderete, while Daniel Ballard is also ready to compete for a starting spot.
Granit Xhaka is almost certain to start in midfield alongside Noah Sadiki and Chris Rigg. The Swiss midfielder has assisted all three of Sunderland's recent Premier League goals. If he continues to assist in the next game, he will become only the second player in the club's history after Chris Waddle (March-April 1997) to assist in four consecutive games.
Latest expected lineup for MU vs Sunderland
Manchester United:
Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Cunha; Sesko
Sunderland:
Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Masuaku; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee
Latest football commentary on MU vs Sunderland
Although there are no clear signs that the Man United board is about to part ways with Ruben Amorim, many opinions believe that the Portuguese strategist is "keeping his seat" by a thin thread, after a disappointing start to the 2025-26 season.
The Red Devils have lost three of their opening six Premier League games (won two, drawn one), conceding 11 goals. Less than a week after their 2-1 home win over Chelsea, they were immediately dealt a blow by a 3-1 defeat to Brentford last weekend, dropping to 14th place in the table, far below the expectations of a team that has won the English league 20 times.
Amorim is about to enter his 50th match in charge of Man United. However, history is not on his side: the last five permanent managers of the club have failed to win their 50th game. The last to do so was Sir Alex Ferguson, with a victory against Bury in November 1987.
However, Man United can be confident thanks to their unbeaten record in the last 24 Premier League matches against new recruits (W21, D3) since the 1-4 loss to Watford in November 2021 - also Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last match as head coach.
In addition, MU has only lost 2/30 recent confrontations with Sunderland in the domestic league (won 22, drew 6). They have won 2 consecutive home matches and are aiming for a 3rd consecutive win at Old Trafford - something that has never happened since a streak of 8 consecutive wins between April and August 2023.
In contrast to the usual decline of rookies, Sunderland have shown that they are capable of competing after 8 years of absence from the Premier League. The “Black Cats” have won 11 points after 6 rounds – the best result in the top flight of England since the 1967-68 season.
Sunderland need just one more point to equal Southampton's record from last season (12 points from 38 games). They are currently on a four-game unbeaten run (W2 D2), with a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend, after having picked up points against Brentford (2-1), Crystal Palace (0-0) and Aston Villa (1-1).
Coach Regis Le Bris has been recognised for his work with the nomination for “Premier League Manager of the Month for September”. The Frenchman hopes his young squad will continue to maintain their form and show “personality and character” when they visit Old Trafford.
Despite their high spirits, Sunderland are aware that their record at Old Trafford is very modest: they have won just one of their 31 away games against Man United in all competitions (D9 L21). That sole victory came in May 2014 thanks to a goal from Sebastian Larsson.
In addition, Sunderland have only won 1 of their 29 away Premier League games against the two Manchester teams (D4, L24). On average, they have only won 0.24 points per game – the lowest among the clubs that have played 15 or more away games against MU and Man City.
Latest MU vs Sunderland score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.MU vs Sunderlandas follows:
- Sportsmole:MU 2-1 Sunderland
- WhoScore:MU 1-1 Sunderland
- We predict:MU 1-1 Sunderland
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