Squad sheets: Sunderland v Manchester United

Since becoming a manager Steve Bruce has never beaten Sir Alex Ferguson but the former Manchester United captain's Sunderland side have a habit of rising to the occasion and tend to give the top teams decent games on Wearside. Ferguson could well cast covetous eyes at Jordan Henderson, Bruce's bright young England Under-21 midfielder. Meanwhile, Scotland fans will be intrigued to see whether the newly fit Craig Gordon regains his place in the home goal following some excellent performances from his Belgian understudy Simon Mignolet. Louise Taylor Venue Stadium of Light, tomorrow 3pm Tickets Sold out Last season Sunderland 0 Manchester United 1 Referee C Foy This season's matches 5 Y 15, R 0, 3.00 cards per game Odds Sunderland 9-2 Manchester United 4-5 Draw 13-5 Sunderland Subs from Gordon, Angeleri, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Mensah, Riveros, Zenden, Colback, Reid Doubtful Ferdinand (hamstring), Mensah (calf) Injured Richardson (hamstring, 16 Oct), Campbell (knee, Mar), Meyler (knee, Mar) Suspended None Unavailable Welbeck (loan terms) Form guide DDDWLD Disciplinary record Y11 R2 Leading scorer Bent 5 Manchester United Subs from Kuszczak, W Brown, J Evans, Rafael, Obertan, Neville, Hernández, Smalling, Fábio, Owen, Anderson, Macheda, Bebé, Hargreaves, Carrick Doutbful None Injured Valencia (broken leg, Feb), Scholes (calf, 16 Oct), Giggs (hamstring, 16 Oct), Rooney (ankle, 16 Oct) Suspended None Form guide DWDWDW Disciplinary record Y12 R0 Leading scorer Berbatov 6 Match pointers • Manchester United have not lost any of their last 16 Premier League matches against Sunderland • Sunderland have kept one clean sheet in 18 league matches against United • Darren Bent has scored eight goals in 10 games against the old 'Big Four' sides for Sunderland • Dimitar Berbatov has averaged nine touches in the opposition penalty area per game this season, more than any other top-flight player • Sunderland have had 15 shots on target this season, the fewest in the division