The Premier League gets underway on Saturday with an early kick-off at the Stadium of Light, with Sunderland hosting Manchester Untied.
The Black Cats were active in the January transfer market, bringing in the likes of Dame N'Doye and Jan Kirchhoff to boost their survival hopes, but they remain in the relegation zone with 13 games to play. They are 19th and four points from safety.
Manchester United are chasing a Champions League place but with one win in the last three are sat in fifth, six points behind rivals Manchester City in fourth.
The match kicks off at 12:45 p.