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title: "Team News: Sunderland (A)"
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published: "2017-04-07T13:30:28Z"
modified: "2017-04-07T13:30:28Z"
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# Team News: Sunderland (A)

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young will both be on the sidelines when the Reds take on relegation-threatened Sunderland on Sunday.

Rooney was ruled out of the 1-1 draw against Everton on Tuesday with sore ankles, while Young limped out in the second half of the same game, being replaced by Luke Shaw in the 65th minute.

![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2017/04/664583790.jpg)

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, manager José Mourinho [confirmed](https://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2017/Apr/team-news-mourinho-says-rooney-and-young-are-among-five-man-united-players-missing-sunderland-match.aspx) that both men would join long-term absentees Juan Mata, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling on the sidelines for the trip to the Stadium of Light:

> *Wayne Rooney is not available and Ashley Young is injured. \[There is\] no more news, because \[with\] Mata, Smalling and Jones you already know that we are speaking about old injuries.*

Despite the myriad of draws at Old Trafford that have blighted United’s charge to the top four in the Premier League, Mourinho took a positive spin on the 20-match unbeaten run that the Reds have racked up in the league.

He said:

> *It’s good to know that we have a fantastic run of 20 unbeaten matches in the Premier League. I know, as an example, 10 matches, 10 draws or 10 points, 10 matches with five victories is 15 points.*
>
> *What is better? The 15 points, obviously. In terms of looking to the future, I prefer to look at 10 matches with 10 draws, you have something that is not easy to have. You are quite solid mentally, difficult to beat, fighting against difficult circumstances.*