| Score | 2-0 to Manchester United |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Old Trafford |
| Attendance | 75,269 |
View Manchester United v Sunderland head to head
| Dimitar Berbatov | 5 |
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| Anton Ferdinand | own goal | 57 |
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| Darron Gibson for Anderson | 63 |
| Federico Macheda for Ryan Giggs | 63 |
| Javier Hernández for Dimitar Berbatov | 82 |
| David Meyler for Darren Bent | 69 |
| Jordan Cook for Steed Malbranque | 82 |
| Marcos Angeleri for Bolo Zenden | 88 |
| Phil Bardsley | 23 | Y |
| David Meyler | 73 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 1st The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Manchester United's second goal against Sunderland on 26th December 2010 was in fact an own goal (Anton Ferdinand) and has therefore not been credited to Dimitar Berbatov. [NB Input amended 17 May 2011.]Comments:
League position: 7th