Overview

• Kick-off is 3pm BST on Saturday, October 4, and the match will not be shown on UK television due to the broadcast blackout.
• Manchester United are 14th with only two league wins, while newly promoted Sunderland have started strongly and are reported to be fifth with 11 points.
• Club guidance suggests no active move to replace Ruben Amorim at present, though reports say the hierarchy are reviewing alternatives depending on results.
• Media reports link Michael Carrick as a possible caretaker and cite Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola and Fabian Hurzeler among longer-term candidates.
• Casemiro is available after suspension and Amad Diallo has returned to training availability, while Lisandro Martínez remains out with an ACL injury.