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United’s players will be well aware of what needs to be done between now and the end of the season and as much as conceding a late equaliser against Chelsea was disappointing, they are heading to Sunderland in good form.
The England Under-21 worldwide has made only a single appearance for the United senior team as he becomes the latest Academy graduate to be given an opportunity by Louis van Gaal.
He added: “Anybody that we can beat that we are not supposed to beat, it’s going to be a shock and a major bonus to us because of our position in the league”.
United’s profits more than doubled in the six months to the end of December as revenues hit record levels.
Antonio Valencia, Adnan Januzaj, Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw all remain long term absentees.
Not even during the reign of David Moyes has the price been so low and this is another black mark against Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward’s stewardship.
Manchester United is one of the few English teams that don’t fight a battle on several fronts, as they have been eliminated from all competitions.
Sunderland’s relegation woes were lightened after an impressive comeback from 2-0 down to earn a point against a Klopp-less Liverpool at Anfield. While that’s far from his post impressive total – that would be 15 goals against Aston Villa – it’s still enough to make Sunderland fans sweat profusely while they try to do anything but imagine him scoring a goal that would help torpedo their chances of getting something out of this match.
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says that this weekend’s match against Sunderland is a “must-win” encounter for their Champions League hopes.
“I think this is the biggest window in preparation for the next season, I do think there’ll be more activity in the summer”.
At least with backing Sunderland at odds of [5.5] there’s some value in having an anxious afternoon’s viewing, but perhaps the most sensible play on this market is a bet on the Draw at odds of [3.8], which should at worst trade considerably lower in-play.
United would never have recruited Jamie Vardy or Riyad Mahrez, who have 32 goals between them in 25 league games for Leicester this season. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of these 11 games.
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The Red Devils have collected just six points from their last six Premier League away games (W1 D3 L2).
