Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic returns to the squad for the visit of Sunderland, but starts on the bench after recovering from knee surgery.

The centre-back has not featured for the Red Devils since September 19 when he injured a knee in the Champions League win over Galatasaray which subsequently required surgery.

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Manchester United: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young, Rooney, van Persie.

Subs: Lindegaard, Giggs, Chicharito, Vidic, Welbeck, Scholes, Fletcher

Sunderland: Mignolet, Larsson, Gardner, Colback, O’Shea, Bramble, Johnson, McClean, Cuellar, Fletcher, Sessegnon.

Subs: Wickham, McFadden, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Westwood, Saha.