Sunderland vs Manchester United: Seb Larsson red card caps Black Cats' misery as Marcus Rashford ends goal drought

Follow the latest from the Premier League fixture at the Stadium of Light

Sebastian Larsson was shown a straight red card for a foul on Ander Herrera (Reuters)

Manchester United comfortably beat Sunderland 3-0 at the Stadium of Light in Sunday's opening Premier League encounter as the home side were reduced to 10-men just before the break with Sebastian Larsson shown a straight red card. Re-live the action here.

• Sunderland 0-3 Manchester United
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens the scoring for United
• Larsson sent-off for foul on Ander Herrera just before the break
• Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubles the lead for United
• Substitute Marcus Rashford seals victory with his first goal in 22 matches

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When is it?

Kick-off is at 1.30pm on Sunday 9 April, at the Stadium of Light.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown on Sky Sports 1 with coverage starting from 12.30pm. Or you can follow all the action on The Independent’s live blog above.

It’s a big game for…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The big Swede missed three games through suspension but was back to save United with a late goal against Everton to salvage a draw and his side’s unbeaten run. He looks like the only player capable of scoring and therefore so much relies on how he plays on Sunday.

Remember when…

Adnan Januzaj burst onto the scene with two goals at the Stadium of Light when Moyes gave him his United debut.

Last three meetings…

Manchester United 3 Sunderland 1, Premier League, December 2016

Sunderland 2 Manchester United 1, Premier League, February 2016

Manchester United 3 Sunderland 0, Premier League, September 2015

Form guide…

Sunderland: LLLDLL

Manchester United: DLWWDD

Odds…

Sunderland: 15/2

Manchester United: 7/17

Draw: 37/10

[9 April 2017 13:45 · Joe Miles]

15 MINS

Yellow card: Shaw picks up a booking for his sliding challenge into the back on Ndong. 

[9 April 2017 13:49 · Joe Miles]

18 MINS

Rojo's high boot catches Defoe on the edge of the area. That's poor defending and Sunderland have a free kick in a dangerous position. 

[9 April 2017 13:49 · Joe Miles]

20 MINS

Oviedo gets the free kick past the wall, but it's straight into the body of Romero. 

[9 April 2017 13:54 · Joe Miles]

23 MINS

Mkhitaryan finds Pogba with an over the top ball, but Denayer stands up well and dispossess the United forward to bring an early end to the attack.

[9 April 2017 13:57 · Joe Miles]

26 MINS

Ibrahimovic spreads the ball wide to Lingard, but he is quickly shut down by a sea of Sunderland shirts. Moyes's men are shutting the ball down well and maintaining the United forwards, at the moment...

[9 April 2017 13:59 · Joe Miles]

28 MINS

Cattermole picks up possession on the edge of area and fires a strike at the United goal, but it's easily stopped by Romero. It is a half chance, but it should encourage the Sunderland side.

[9 April 2017 14:00 · Joe Miles]

30 MINS

Lingard gets a sight on goal and strikes the ball towards the bottom corner, but Pickford leaps down and parries it out for a corner kick.

[9 April 2017 14:01 · Joe Miles]

30 MINS

GOAL

SUNDERLAND 0 - 1 MANCHESTER UNTIED

Who else but Ibrahimovic? The striker picks up a ball from Herrera on the edge of the box, turns and fires an exquisite strike into the far corner. A moment of magic from The Reds top scorer. 

Game on!

[9 April 2017 14:03 · Joe Miles]

33 MINS

The Ibrahimovic opener appears to have put a temporary end to Sunderland's spell of encouraging play. United are confidently pinging the ball around between themselves.

[9 April 2017 14:05 · Joe Miles]

35 MINS

Shaw sends an imposing ball across the face of goal, but Fellaini fails to contact with the strike from close range. Pickford collects the scrambled ball.