MANUTDVSUNDERLAND

Match insight

There's barely a gap between Man Utd and Sunderland right now — both sides sit level for all practical purposes. Man Utd currently sit 4 places and 2 points above Sunderland in the table — 13th against 17th. Man Utd have taken 6 points from their last 5, against 4 for Sunderland over the same stretch. Worth flagging: Man Utd sit well below what our metrics imply, roughly 7 places under their underlying-strength rank.