Manchester United vs Sunderland team news as eight players could miss match this weekend
Man Utd face Sunderland AFC in the Premier League this weekend and here is the early team news.
Manchester United are expected to be without three senior players when they host Sunderland in the Premier League this weekend.
Ruben Amorim knows a victory at Old Trafford is the only way to ease the pressure on his position ahead of the October international break. United have lost four of their seven matches across all competitions so far this season, with defeats against Arsenal, Grimsby, Man City and Brentford.
United will ultimately be judged by their results, though they are also in need of a better team performance when they host the Black Cats on Saturday afternoon. Amorim will provide a further team news update when he holds his pre-match press conference today, but here is all the early team news for the match.
Manchester United vs Sunderland team news
Casemiro will be available for selection again when Manchester United host Sunderland in the Premier League this weekend. The Brazilian was suspended for the Brentford defeat following his red card in the Chelsea win last month and served a one-match suspension.
Amad Diallo will also be in contention again after he missed the Brentford loss due to a family bereavement. The Ivorian was granted an unspecified amount of compassionate leave and returned to team training during midweek. Tyrell Malacia also returned to team training this week after he was reintegrated back into the senior set-up, though he is not expected to be involved against Sunderland.
Ruben Amorim has previously confirmed Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez will miss the match due to injury, and neither of them was pictured in team training earlier this week.
In terms of Sunderland team news, there was a boost with Nordi Mukiele passed fit to feature this weekend, though Reinildo will miss the game through suspension after being sent off against Aston Villa last month. Habib Diarra is sidelined after he recently underwent groin surgery while Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin and Leo Hjelde are all likely to miss out again through injury.
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