Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend with a fixture at Sunderland FC. Sunday afternoon will see United take on David Moyes, yes “the chosen one” himself, who was such an abysmal failure at Old Trafford that he didn’t even last a full season on the job.
Moyes is trouble again with the Black Cats, as his side is in 20th place out of 20. Relegation realities are very real, and to top it all of, Moyes got into a little bit of trouble for comments made to a female reporter at a press conference.
Here’s The Sports Bank’s Man United starting XI prediction vs Sunderland FC:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Anthony Martial Paul Pogba Henrik Mkhitaryan
Ander Herrera Michael Carrick
Daley Blind Marcos Rojo Eric Bailly Antonio Valencia
David de Gea
Here is the link to the United injury and fitness report, as well as the link to video of the Mourinho press conference
Odds, courtesy of Paddy Power
Manchester United – 1/3
Draw – 4/1
Sunderland – 9/1
Prediction: Manchester United 2, Sunderland 1
The match kicks off on Sunday night at 1:30 PM GMT.
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