Manchester United vs Sunderland
This is Arrenn, guest blogging in Cool402's temporary absence.
Being a long-suffering Liverpool fan (24 years since our last EPL title, goddammit), I have to admit it's an odd but welcome feeling looking at the Premiership table for teams just under the top five struggling to qualify for the Europa league next season and not seeing my beloved Reds there. Well, the Devils have "Red" in their nick too, so I suppose there is some warped sense of continuity. But I digress...
Anyway, United comes into this match-up after an emphatic win over Norwich, a morale-boosting result since enduring the heart-breaking loss at Goodison Park. At the same time, the United faithful are heaving a sigh of relief at the recent departure of David Moyes. Sunderland meanwhile are hopefully working towards avoiding relegation and are desperate for all the points they can gather from what may be their last 3 games in the top flight for now.
Based on the line-up against Norwich, Giggs may choose to continue tinkering for the last few games. However, his squad combos may not matter to the new chief if his involvement in team management is not made permanent in some capacity. Even so, Mata's performance may have at least earned him a starting line-up alongside Rooney. van Persie's recovery seems faster than expected and he may also feature at some point in this match.
As for Sunderland, unless there are lifted suspensions or injuries during training, the squad that demolished Cardiff last week should remain largely intact for the trip to Old Trafford.
I believe it is within Man Utd's capability to keep Sunderland facing the prospect of relegation, but seeing my own less-than-stellar knack for calling out good predictions, I will not be making any punt for this game.
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