- 16' Robin van Persie, assist Ashley Young
- 19' Tom Cleverley, assist Michael Carrick
- 59' Wayne Rooney, assist Robin van Persie
- 72' Fraizer Campbell
Starting XI
5-2-3 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match
Substitutes
- Ryan Giggson 73'
- Nemanja Vidićon 68'
- Paul Scholeson 46'
Verified from 28 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Verified from 28 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1724 to Sunderland’s 1506.
Previous head-to-head results
133 previous meetings with Sunderland · 44% win rate
This exact result, before
- 3–1v Sunderland26/12/2016
Premier League
- 3–1v Sunderland30/08/1969
First Division
- 3–1v Sunderland06/03/1948
First Division
- 3–1v Sunderland28/01/1922
First Division
- 3–1v Sunderland08/09/1913
First Division
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandPremier League·26 Dec 2016 · 2016-172016-17Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 18
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·30 Aug 1969 · 1969-701969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·6 Mar 1948 · 1947-481947-48First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·28 Jan 1922 · 1921-221921-22First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFirst Division·8 Sep 1913 · 1913-141913-14First DivisionFirst Division
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