Manchester United v Sunderland, 04 October 2025

Score2-0 to Manchester United
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance74,004

View Manchester United v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 33 Manchester United won: 24 Drawn: 6 Sunderland won: 3 Manchester United scored: 65 Sunderland scored: 19 . Sunderland had now lost 23 of the 31 league meetings since March 1997 (won two).

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Mason Mount 8 G
Benjamin Seško 31 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Patrick Dorgu for Diogo Dalot 64
Matheus Cunha for Mason Mount 65
Kobbie Mainoo for Bryan Mbeumo 77
Manuel Ugarte for Casemiro 85
Harry Maguire for Leny Yoro 85

Substitutions:

Dan Ballard for Simon Adingra 37
Eliezer Mayenda for Bertrand Traoré 58
Chemsdine Talbi for Arthur Masuaku 58
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 59
Lutsharel Geertruida for Trai Hume 79

Cards:

Casemiro 81 Y

Cards:

Omar Alderete 29 Y
Noah Sadiki 35 Y
Bertrand Traoré 57 Y
Granit Xhaka 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Diego León
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 9th . Manchester United had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2023. . The Red Devils now remained unbeaten in 25 games in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since a 4-1 defeat at Watford on 20 November 2021. . United had now become the first team to keep a clean sheet in 300 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now lost 25 of their last 30 away games in the Premier League at the two Manchester clubs (won one). . The Black Cats had now lost seven of their last 12 league games (won three). . They had now failed to score in six of their last nine away league games (scored three). . Sunderland were awarded a penalty in the third added minute of the first half for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Mason Mount 8 G
Benjamin Seško 31 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Substitutions:

Patrick Dorgu for Diogo Dalot 64
Matheus Cunha for Mason Mount 65
Kobbie Mainoo for Bryan Mbeumo 77
Manuel Ugarte for Casemiro 85
Harry Maguire for Leny Yoro 85

Cards:

Casemiro 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Diego León
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

League position: 9th . Manchester United had now won three consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2023. . The Red Devils now remained unbeaten in 25 games in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since a 4-1 defeat at Watford on 20 November 2021. . United had now become the first team to keep a clean sheet in 300 home games in the Premier League.

0 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Nordi Mukiele Defender
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Wilson Isidor Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Ballard for Simon Adingra 37
Eliezer Mayenda for Bertrand Traoré 58
Chemsdine Talbi for Arthur Masuaku 58
Brian Brobbey for Wilson Isidor 59
Lutsharel Geertruida for Trai Hume 79

Cards:

Omar Alderete 29 Y
Noah Sadiki 35 Y
Bertrand Traoré 57 Y
Granit Xhaka 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anthony Patterson
Defender/Midfielder Dan Ballard
Defender/Midfielder Lutsharel Geertruida
Defender/Midfielder Luke O'Nien
Midfielder Dan Neil
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Brian Brobbey
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 7th . Sunderland had now lost 25 of their last 30 away games in the Premier League at the two Manchester clubs (won one). . The Black Cats had now lost seven of their last 12 league games (won three). . They had now failed to score in six of their last nine away league games (scored three). . Sunderland were awarded a penalty in the third added minute of the first half for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.