2nd HALF Man U 3-0 Sunderland
67' HERE COMES VIDIC!
64' Wickham almost offsides, no call. Ball blocked. Cleared. Sunderland controls. Ball sent over net
64' Van Persie almost connected with second goal of the game! Lost balance as he was coming down with the ball
62' Sunderland will inbound near Manchester side... Man U intercepts and controls.
61' Sunderland wastes a golden opportunity. Ball crossed face of net untouched.
59' Mignolet saves an auto goal! Snatches ball from the air and keeps it a 3-0 game.
58' ROONEY FINALL GETS ON THE BOARD! Persie cuts the corner when play looked dead. Found a wide open Rooney for the score as he hit him with the cross.
57' Wickham almost gets it in!! Ball misses by inches
55' Sunderland coming.. Goal would make this competitive. .. Ball cleared. McClean kiicks ball to the middle. Ball cleared again by Man U.
51' foul on Gardner... Free kick from midfield. Nothing productive comes from free kick.
49' Van Persie goes for soft touch FAR RIGHT with the floater. Sunderland inbounds and controls near midfield
47' Sunderland inbounds.
46' Rooney misses ANOTHER ONE! Gets it over the Mignolet, but the ball hits off top cross bar. YOUNG ON THE REBOUND! Too hard, clears top bar.
START OF 2nd Half... 45' Van Persie on the attack! Can't find Rooney cleanly. Ball turned voer.
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45' Sunderland almost commits handball.
44' Fletcher exits pitch after apparent injury. . . Fletcher of Sunderland stays on pitch.
42' Man U almost gets self into trouble as they fail to immediately clear ball from penalty area and Sunderlan players were on the lookout.
39' Corner Man U ... No good.
38' Cleverly carried away with first goal. Takes first shot he finds and complete clears cross bar. Had man wide open on left side of pitch
De Gea clipped by Sunderland player as he was kicking ball away...
37' Ball bounced into middle by Sunderland on the corner. Man U clears threat and another corner comes for Sunderland
35' Van Persie can't keep corner alive
34' Van Persie steps up on defense and gets ball back that leads to corner kick
32' Now it's Van Persie and Rooney who can't hook up on good opportunity.
31' United corner on the way.. Goal kick coming as Man U can't hit it in the right direction.
30' Valencia and Jones not on same page as ball is turned over.
28' No foul called on Sunderland as Van Persie was tripped as he was chasing after ball
26' Man U simply craftier so far in this game. Missed another score as Van Persie led the charge.
25' Sunderland getting some balls past Man U. Corner coming
22' Rooney now misses wide left on header. Could have put it on the right side of the net where nobody was defending.
21' WAYNE ROONEY GOES FAR LEFT! Misses left bar by inches!
19' As the chart shows, Man U has controlled 77% of the possessions.
CLEVERLY WITH THE GOAL! Gets it past Mignolet. GOAL! Ball kicked to far left corner.
18' Mignolet taps a Van Persei header out of bounds. Coner kick ... Man U controls
1-0 Manchester United!
15' Persie gets a beautiful feed from Young. GOAL! Ball goes to the top right hand corner of net!
13' Jones stays down on the pitch after collision. No foul... Man U control and attack deep in Sunderland side of field.
12' Van Persie showing he can penetrate through Sunderland defense. Been a fairly clean game. First foul called on Johnson of Sunderland.
10' Corner Man U. EVRA! Goes way above cross bar. Was wide open. Ball shocked him as it landed right at his feet.
8' Man U has the ball. Ball kicked out of bounds, Sunderland to inbound.
7' Man U pushes on left side of the field. Ball goes to the middle of field, ball cleared by Sunderland
5' Man U corner! Ball cleared. Another corner follows and nothing happens
4' Both teams exchange turnovers. No really action after Man U early threat.
1' Nice save by Mignolet on a cross.
1' Manchester United controls early on
In earlier premier league action, Man City defeated Newcastle 3-1 in the Saturday matinee.
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Manchester United hosts Sunderland in their Saturday matchup set to kickoff at 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET.
For Sir Alex Ferguson and Co., it will be an attempt to win their fifth consecutive game as their recent surge has pushed them to first place and beyond. Well, beyond might be exaggerating as nothing gets better than first place yet. Manchester United is enjoying a six-point lead over crosstown rival, Manchester City.
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Manchester United has gathered 39 points in their first 16 matches. They have defeated Queens Park Rangers, West Ham, Reading and last week they defeated Man City in a very close match that finished 3-2.
Their last loss came against Norwich almost a month ago on November 17. Since then, Man U hasn't looked back.
They face a Sunderland team that has 16 points through 16 games. They are avoiding the last place spot by just one point as Wigan, the team with the third worst record, has 15 points.
Sunderland is fresh off a victory against Reading. They shut them out 3-0 on Tuesday. They will need a heavy performance like that in order to win this matchup. They have only won two of their last six matchups, but it is never too late to start a run.
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