Ruben Amorim's Man United are under pressure to win, after losing 1-3 to Brentford in the previous round. Amorim's future at Old Trafford is being questioned, after the team has not improved much since the beginning of the season.
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Man United will be without Noussair Mazraoui, who will not return until before the FIFA Days in October, and Lisandro Martinez, who is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered earlier this year.
Casemiro will return after serving a one-match suspension at the weekend, after picking up two yellow cards in the win over Chelsea.
Amad missed the Brentford game last weekend due to a family funeral, but has returned to training and is likely to play against Sunderland.
On Sunderland's side, head coach Regis Le Bris denied the information that Nordi Mukiele is uncertain to play in this match.
Meanwhile, Luke O' Ni Nien was able to return to the field after recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in the play-off final last season and coming off the bench in the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in round 6.
Romaine Mundle will be absent for about the next six weeks due to hamstring problems, and will be sidelined along with Dennis Cirkin, Leo Hjelde and Aji Alese. In addition, full-back reinildo will be suspended after receiving a red card in the match against Aston Villa.
Form, head-to-head record
Man United entered this match in 14th place, after a 1-3 loss to Brentford last weekend. The Old Trafford side have won just two games this season, beating Chelsea and Burnley both at home.
Among the newly promoted teams, Sunderland is having a very good start, having only lost 1 match since the beginning of the tournament. They are currently 6th on the rankings with 11 points. Sunderland's only loss was against Burnley, who have just been promoted.
Sunderland were relegated to League One after being relegated from the top flight in 2016-17, but returned to the Premier League with a dramatic win in the last minute against Sheffield United at Wembley last season.
Man United's last meeting with the Black Cats at Old Trafford was in the 2016-17 season. In the match that took place right on Boxing Day 2016, Man United beat Sunderland 3-1, thanks to goals from Daley Blind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
By the end of the 2016-17 season, Man United continued to beat Sunderland 3-0 away.
Of course, both teams have made significant changes since those meetings, but the Red Devils hope to continue to win against Sunderland as they did 8 years ago.
