Friday 7 April 2017

Manchester United vs Sunderland: Mourinho reveals injury news ahead of clash


Manchester United will be without five first-team players for Sunday's trip to Sunderland, manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed.

Ashley Young limped out of United's draw with Everton on Tuesday night and won't travel to the Stadium of Light.


Wayne Rooney came through last weekend's draw with West Brom unscathed but missed the game against Everton three days later and Mourinho confirmed he won't be back to face the Black Cats.

Juan Mata, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are also out.

Mourinho said: “Rooney is not available. Young is injured and there is no more news, because with Mata, Smalling and Jones you already know we are speaking about old injuries.”

Mourinho will pit his wits against former United manager David Moyes when United travel to 20th-placed Sunderland.

The Portuguese admitted he has sympathy with Moyes, who has endured a tough week on a personal level.

Moyes is facing FA action for threatening to slap a female journalist while his side looked doomed to relegation after their 2-0 defeat by Leicester on Tuesday.

“I have sympathy with every manager that is fighting hard to reach their objectives and he’s in trouble to do it," Mourinho added.


(Mirror UK)



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