Live MU vs Sunderland: Starting Lineups Announced

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(Live Football) - Manchester United is set to welcome Sunderland at their home ground as part of the 7th matchday of the 2025/26 Premier League.

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Team News MU vs Sunderland
Expected Lineups MU vs Sunderland
Form & Head-to-Head

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Live Commentary Manchester Utd vs Sunderland, 04/10/2025

Stuart Attwell will be the main referee for today’s game.

The starting lineups for both teams have been released, so you can check them out.

Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of the upcoming clash. We aim to provide you with the most accurate depiction of the action on the pitch. Enjoy.

Starting Lineups

Manchester Utd Coach: Amorim R.

3-4-2-1

31. Lammens

15. Yoro
4. de Ligt
23. Shaw

16. Diallo
18. Casemiro
8. Fernandes
2. Dalot

19. Mbeumo
7. Mount

30. Sesko

18. Isidor

24. Adingra
28. Le Fee
25. Traore

27. Sadiki
34. Xhaka

26. Masuaku
15. Alderete
20. Mukiele
32. Hume

22. Roefs

Sunderland Coach: Le Bris R.

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Bayindir

Cunha

Dorgu

Heaven

Leon

Maguire

Mainoo

Ugarte

Zirkzee

Ballard

Brobbey

Geertruida

Mayenda

Neil

O'Nien

Patterson

Rigg

Talbi

Head Coaches

Amorim R.

Le Bris R.

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Team News MU vs Sunderland

MU:Lisandro Martinez (knee injury) and Noussair Mazraoui (thigh injury) remain sidelined. Casemiro returns after a one-match suspension, and Amad Diallo is likely to make a comeback following his return to training.
Sunderland:Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese, and Leo Hjelde are still injured. Reinildo Mandava continues his three-match suspension (second game). Nordi Mukiele is fit to play and is expected to partner Omar Alderete in central defense, while Daniel Ballard competes for a starting spot.

Expected Lineups 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.

Form & Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Record:In the last 5 encounters, MU dominates with 4 wins, while Sunderland has won only once with no draws. Notably, matches at Old Trafford often saw the Red Devils winning convincingly, such as 3-0 (2015), 2-0 (2015), and 3-1 (2016).
MU Form:MU has a 40% win rate over their last 5 matches. They recently lost 1-3 to Brentford after beating Chelsea 2-1. Prior to that, Ruben Amorim’s team suffered a heavy 0-3 loss to Man City, won 3-2 against Burnley, and drew 2-2 with Grimsby. Their defense has conceded quite a few goals, but their attack remains consistently effective.
Sunderland Form:Sunderland also holds a 40% win rate in their last 5 games. The “Black Cats” secured an important 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest following draws against Aston Villa (1-1) and Crystal Palace (0-0). Before that, they defeated Brentford 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Huddersfield. This marks a steady run with 4 consecutive Premier League matches unbeaten.

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