English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Manchester United LWLWL 2
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Old Trafford · 74,004 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Benjamin Sesko on target as Man United earn much-needed win

Manchester United registered a victory over Sunderland that will allow head coach Ruben Amorim to sleep a little easier during the international break.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
49.8
Possession
50.2
8
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
341
Accurate Passes
351
428
Passes
448
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.7
52
Long Balls
59
16
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
10
31
Effective Clearances
24
31
Clearances
24

Highlights

02:24 Why Man United's win over Sunderland was big for Ruben Amorim Watch on ESPN 01:58 Amorim: We played well but not in the second half Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-1

Lineups

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 4Matthijs de LigtCD
  3. 23Luke ShawCD-L
  4. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  5. 8Bruno FernandesCM-L
  6. 18CasemiroCM-R
  7. 2Diogo DalotLM
  8. 16Amad DialloRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 7Mason MountCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 20Nordi MukieleCD-R
  4. 26Arthur MasuakuLB
  5. 32Trai HumeRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 18Wilson IsidorF
  10. 24Simon AdingraAM-L
  11. 25Bertrand TraoréAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Manchester United 1, Sunderland 0. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  2. 29' Omar Alderete (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Manchester United 2, Sunderland 0. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  4. 35' Noah Sadiki (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Substitution, Sunderland. Dan Ballard replaces Simon Adingra.
  6. 57' Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 58' Substitution, Sunderland. Eliezer Mayenda replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  8. 58' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Arthur Masuaku.
  9. 59' Substitution, Sunderland. Brian Brobbey replaces Wilson Isidor.
  10. 64' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu replaces Diogo Dalot.
  11. 65' Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Mason Mount.
  12. 76' Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  14. 79' Substitution, Sunderland. Lutsharel Geertruida replaces Trai Hume.
  15. 81' Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 85' Substitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Casemiro.
  17. 85' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Leny Yoro.

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