Goals:

1-0: Khazri (3, his curling free-kick from the left was missed by Defoe and then found the net after hitting the inside of the far post)

1-1: Martial (39, clipped a finish over Mannone from a tight angle after the keeper had made a low save to deny Mata)

2-1: de Gea OG (82, Kone rose unmarked to powerfully head Khazri’s corner beneath and it squirmed beyond de Gea)

Bookings: Yedlin (39, simulation); Rooney (46, foul); Mata (56, foul); Carrick (58, foul)

Referee: Andre Marriner (Walsall) – too quick to get his cards out of his pocket. 5

Attendance: 41,687

Entertainment: PPP

Sund ManU

Shots on 5 6

Shots off 16 6

Corners 6 8

Offsides 3 2

Fouls 7 15

SUNDERLAND (4-1-4-1):

5 Mannone: A few shaky moments in the first half and beaten by Martial after making a half decent save from Mata initially;

6 Yedlin: Should have had his work cut out in trying to contain Martial but he stuck to the task reasonably well

8 Kone: Has given the Sunderland defence a real boost since his arrival and this was another performance showing why

8 O’SHEA: Has quickly developed an understanding with Kone and that is breeding confidence throughout the side

8 van Aanholt: Solid defensively and a real nuisance going forward; looks a different player to previous runs in the side;

5 Kirchhoff: Mixed fortunes for quarter of an hour with some good and bad decisions;

7 N’Doye: A much improved appearance to his Liverpool outing and should have scored when he was denied by de Gea

7 M’Vila: Effective in the holding role after Kirchhoff’s early exit with strong tackling and simple passing

7 Cattermole: Played two brilliant through passes in the second half to show how he is embracing playing further forward

8 Khazri: Scored the early opener and impressed everyone with his non-stop running and effort;

7 Defoe: Led the line brilliantly from start to finish even though he only passed a late fitness test.

Subs:

Rodwell (for Kirchhoff 15): Could not be faulted for his contribution and made his share of blocks. 6

Borini (for Defoe 71)

Toivonen (for Cattermole 85)

(not used): Pickford (gk), Brown, Matthews, Honeyman.

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): De Gea 7; Darmian 5 (Love 38, 5), Smalling 7, Blind 7, Borthwick-Jackson 5; Schneiderlin 5 (Keane 86), Carrick 6; Martial 7, Mata 7, Lingard 5 (Memphis 62, 4); Rooney 5. Subs (not used): Romero (gk), Herrera, Pereira, Weir.

MAN OF THE MATCH: JOHN O’Shea won his battles against his former club to shine just as brightly as the new boys around him.