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 14:43 · Joe Miles]

53 MINS

Ndong sends a corner into the area, but once again it's a poor delivery that fails to beat the first man. 

[9 April 2017 14:45 · Joe Miles]

56 MINS

Mkhitaryan sends the ball through to Fellaini, who attempts what appears to be a shot. However, it confuses even his own team mates and it flies out of play for a throw in. 

[9 April 2017 14:47 · Joe Miles]

58 MINS

Ibrahimovic picks up the ball inside the area and he goes for goal, the strike deflects, but Pickford manages to react quickly and parry the ball to safety.

[9 April 2017 14:49 · Joe Miles]

59 MINS

Ndong wins a free kick in a promising position following a collision with Shaw. The defenders appears to have injured his ankle in the process.

[9 April 2017 14:49 · Joe Miles]

60 MINS

Defoe strikes the set piece, but it's a routine save for Romero. It's close, but not close enough.

[9 April 2017 14:50 · Joe Miles]

61 MINS

Substitution: Shaw is replaced by Blind.

[9 April 2017 14:53 · Joe Miles]

64 MINS

Yellow card: Lingard picks up a yellow card for a badly timed challenge.

Substitution: Lingard is replaced by Rashford

[9 April 2017 14:55 · Joe Miles]

65 MINS

Defoe escapes Blind and manages to get a shot away from the edge of the area, but it flies just over the bar. 

[9 April 2017 14:55 · Joe Miles]

66 MINS

Substitution: Cattermole is replaced by Borini.

[9 April 2017 14:59 · Joe Miles]

69 MINS 

Ibrahimovic tries to find a way through in the penalty area, but he is sandwiched between two Sunderland shirts and the home side manage to redeem possession. Denayer clears the danger.