Manchester United and Sunderland are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Saturday and the match from Old Trafford is on the NBC Sports Network and streaming online from the NBCSN Live Extra website at 10 am ET as Wayne Rooney and Louis Van Gaal try and keep things going as they try and move up on the EPL table heading into the back stretch of the season.
Manchester United's Robin van Persie will be out for the match with an ankle issue and that means Rooney will have to step up. Michael Carrick will be back training but not in the lineup and Man United knows it's time to get things going. The season is winding down and while they are in the fourth position on the table, things are close and if they leave points on the pitch, they could be in danger of falling out of the top four.
The team comes in with Arsenal, Liverpool, Southampton as well as Tottenham coming in close and they all are gunning for one of the Champions League spots. Man United has matches coming up against six of the top teams and that gives them the chance to keep their spot, but it also offers the chance for the other teams to keep things going against them. Sunderland won this matchup last year 1-0 and that would be very tough for the team if they let this one go.
Man United lost for the first time in 25 games at the time against Sunderland and was the first win at Old Trafford for the team. Man United comes in playing very well and they have only lost twice in the least 20 league games and that is why they are in good position on the table Rooney has not scored in eight games and he has never gone longer than that without a goal and will be looking to get one in. the Black Cats come in having won just one match since Christmas Day and that likely means points for Man United.
Man United comes in after a loss against Swansea and that came after a win at home against Burnley. The team has Liverpool and Arsenal coming up as well as Tottenham on the schedule and that means they need to take care of business here. The team won against Leicester City and had a draw with West Ham and they also have Aston villa coming up soon on the schedule.
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