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The high-flying Black Cats will hope to inflict yet more misery on the ailing Red Devils

Stage set: Old Trafford

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Manchester United vs Sunderland LIVE

Ruben Amorim faces a must-win match today as Manchester United host Sunderland in their final match before the October international break. The Red Devils boss is under more pressure than ever after a dismal start to the season has left the Red Devils languishing in 14th, some nine places adrift of today’s visitors. The high-flying Black Cats have hardly skipped a beat since being promoted to the top flight, and find themselves sitting fifth after six matches.

They edged past Ange Postecoglou’s floundering Nottingham Forest last time out, and would be more than happy to heap yet more misery on another struggling head coach as they visit Old Trafford. Amorim reportedly has the backing of Man United hierarchy despite the poor run, but there is every chance their minds could be changed by a defeat to Regis Le Bris’ men.

Speaking pre-match, Amorim was once again adamant that his beloved 3-4-2-1 system was not to blame for the side’s shortcomings, dismissing criticism from pundits. He will hope to back those claims up with a win this afternoon. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.

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6 minutes ago

Ruben Amorim has said that Manchester United are still carrying “baggage” from last season as he issued a response to criticism from former players.

The likes of Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, and Wayne Rooney have all criticised the Portuguese during his tenure at Old Trafford .

Rooney remarked that he had “no faith” in the ex-Sporting Lisbon manager , while Scholes said that Amorim “cannot keep playing” with his 3-4-2-1 system .

United sit 14th in the Premier League , having won just two of the opening six games.

Amorim acknowledged that previous results were not good enough, but again shrugged off scepticism over his system.

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United were beaten 3-1 by Brentford last weekend

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As for Sunderland , Regis Le Bris’ side harnessed their promotion momentum to briefly move up to fifth in the Premier League table last weekend (they later dropped to sixth following Crystal Palace’s win over Liverpool ).

The Black Cats invested heavily over the summer, bringing in known quantities off the continent, with the likes of Lutsharel Geetruida and Nordi Mukiele in defence, and Brian Brobbey from Ajax to add to Wilson Isidor and Elizer Mayenda up front.

Omar Alderete, another new signing, popped up with the winner to stun Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest at the City Ground last time out, and Sunderland are unbeaten since their 2-0 loss to fellow promoted side Burnley back in August.

They’ve won three and drawn two of their six league outings so far.

Omar Alderete scores against Nottingham Forest last weekend

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Ruben Amorim ’s side were dealt another heavy blow when they visited Brentford last time out, losing 3-1 to Keith Andrews’ Bees at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Red Devils, with including their captain missing a penalty - his second unsuccessful attempt from the spot this season - to cap off an awful afternoon in west London.

Their third league defeat of the campaign, it means United come into today’s match with more losses than wins so far.

The one positive from the day was that new striker Benjamin Sesko finally got off the mark for his new club , notching a consolation.

Benjamin Sesko

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24 minutes ago

This would usually be a game that most United fans would look at and expect to win, but Sunderland have proven to be a surprise package in the early exchanges of the campaign.

Defensively sound, the Black Cats have shown that they can score goals too, with Elizer Mayenda and Wilson Isidor both opening their top-flight accounts already this term.

Combine that with the creativity of Enzo Le Fee, Chris Rigg, and Chemsdine Talbi, and that very quickly poses problems for United’s leaky defence.

That said, Amorim has his first-choice attacking trio available to him, with new arrivals Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha likely to slot in behind Benjamin Sesko, while captain Bruno Fernandes will be keen to make amends for his miss from 12 yards last weekend.

Draw, 1-1.

31 minutes ago

There are two injury concerns for United, and they both come at the back.

Noussair Mazraoui is the big one, with his thigh injury ruling him out until the international break, while his former Ajax team-mate Lisandro Martinez is still completing his recovery from an ACL problem.

As for returners, Casemiro missed the Brentford debacle after his red card during the win over Chelsea, and he could return to action here.

Amad Diallo, a former Sunderland loanee, could also return to the fold against his old club after he was given compassionate leave for a family grievance.

Will we see United’s new-look front three start together again, as they did in the loss to Brentford last weekend?

Casemiro (L) is available again after completing his suspension

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34 minutes ago

TV channel and live stream: This game is not available to watch or stream live in the UK, due to the 3pm blackout rule.

Live blog: You can, however, keep up with all the updates right here in Standard Sport’s live blog.

41 minutes ago

Good afternoon and welcome to the Standard Sport live blog coverage of Manchester United vs Sunderland .

After a dismal start to the 2025/26 campaign, a big day awaits Ruben Amorim and co.

Lose to the newly-promoted Black Cats, who have proven to be no push-overs so far, and there are suggestions the United boss could be in grave danger of losing his job.

We’ll continue to bring you all the latest updates and team news ahead of kick-off, and full minute by minute coverage once the action gets underway.

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Manchester United vs Sunderland is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick off today, Saturday, October 4, 2025.

The match will take place at Old Trafford.

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