High-flying Sunderland are the latest Premier League club who will endeavour to pile more misery on Manchester United when they travel to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. The two teams butt heads for the first time since April 2017 when they Red Devils secured a 3-0 victory over the Black Cats at the Stadium of […]
High-flying Sunderland are the latest Premier League club who will endeavour to pile more misery on Manchester United when they travel to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
The two teams butt heads for the first time since April 2017 when they Red Devils secured a 3-0 victory over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light.
The Red Devils have lost three of their opening six Premier League games (W2 D1), conceding 11 goals in the process, and less than a week after edging past Chelsea (2-1) on home soil, they came crashing back down to earth when they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Brentford last weekend, leaving the 20-time champions 14th in the table.
Amorim is now gearing up for his 50th game in charge of Man United, but history suggests that he could be in for another disappointing afternoon on Saturday, as none of the previous five permanent Red Devils managers have celebrated victory in their half-century match for the club. In fact, Sir Alex Ferguson was the last to win his 50th game back in November 1987 away against Bury.
United duo Lisandro Martinez (knee) and Noussair Mazraoui (thigh) remain sidelined with injuries, but Casemiro is available to return from a one-match suspension, while Amad Diallo – who missed the defeat at Brentford due to a family bereavement – could also return as he has taken part in training this week.
Amorim was unimpressed by Man United’s defensive display against Brentford and replaced two of his three centre-backs in the second half. With that in mind, Leny Yoro could be recalled to replace either Matthijs de Ligt or Harry Maguire, most likely the latter, while Senne Lammens is yet to make his PL debut and will continue to push Altay Bayindir for a start in goal.
Captain Bruno Fernandes has recorded five goals and six assists in his last nine games against newly-promoted teams and he is set to link up with either Casemiro or Manuel Ugarte in centre-midfield, while summer signings Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko are all set to continue in the final third.
Premier League schedule
It’s an afternoon kickoff in the UK, which means a 10:00 a.m. kickoff on the East Coast of the U.S.
Premier League channel
The match is on Sky Sports in the UK. Those Stateside can watch on USA or NBC Sports streaming. In Canada, it’s on DAZN, Fubo or Amazon Prime Video.
Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.
Predicted Lineup
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Sesko, Amad
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