Sunderland lost 5-0 to Nottingham Forest in their most recent home game
Man Utd sealed a Champions League place thanks to 3-2 win over Liverpool
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Michael Carrick's impressive spell in interim charge of Manchester United continued last weekend as Kobbie Mainoo's goal clinched a dramatic 3-2 Premier League win over Liverpool at Old Trafford.
United are guaranteed to be playing Champions League football next season and they are favourites to bank another three points in Saturday's trip to Sunderland.
Team news
Sunderland centre-back Dan Ballard is suspended after his red card at Wolves. Romaine Mundle and Simon Moore are injured while Bertrand Traore and Nilson Angulo will be assessed.
Man Utd welcome back Lisandro Martinez, who has completed a three-man ban. Fellow defender Matthijs de Ligt is injured and striker Benjamin Sesko (shin) is a doubt.
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The stats
Sunderland have scored only 12 first-half goals in 35 Premier League matches this season.
The Black Cats have had seven 1-1 draws in the top flight this term.
Sunderland kept a clean sheet in four of their last five league and cup wins.
Seven of Man Utd's last eight league matches featured over 2.5 goals.
United have won 10 of their 14 games since Michael Carrick took charge.
Both teams to score was a winning bet in 16 of the Red Devils' last 20 away league fixtures.
Prediction
Sunderland were unbeaten at home in the Premier League until February's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool but the Stadium of Light has not been much of a fortress recently.
Home defeats to Fulham and Brighton followed the reverse against the Reds before Nordi Mukiele's deflected strike earned Sunderland a 1-0 win over struggling Tottenham last month.
Their most recent fixture on their own patch ended in a chastening 5-0 loss to Nottingham Forest, who raced into a 4-0 lead by half-time.
And there could be more pain for Sunderland supporters when United, buoyed by their thrilling 3-2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford, arrive on Saturday.
It is mission accomplished for Carrick's United side, who cannot finish outside the top five after last weekend's results.
Carrick's arrival has inspired a run of 10 victories in 14 games, securing a return to the Champions League, and the Red Devils should make a fast start against Sunderland.
They were 2-0 up inside 14 minutes against Liverpool last weekend before letting the Reds back into the contest.
United's defence will be strengthened by the return from suspension of Lisandro Martinez while key Sunderland centre-back Dan Ballard is banned following his red card at Wolves.
Regis Le Bris's men dug in for a point at Molineux despite playing with 10 men for more than an hour but they face a confident United attacking unit this weekend.
Sunderland have scored only one first-half goal in their last seven league games so backing United to be leading at half-time and full-time looks a nice price.
It was a winning bet in October's reverse fixture, when first-half goals from Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko gave the Red Devils a 2-0 win at Old Trafford, and United are in far better shape now.
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