Manchester United's Robin van Persie misses out with an ankle injury, but fellow forward James Wilson has recovered from a dead leg.
Midfielder Michael Carrick is back in training after a calf problem but lacks match fitness.
Sunderland's Emanuele Giaccherini is unlikely to play again this seasonafter undergoing ankle surgery.
Billy Jones and Jack Rodwell remain out with ankle and groin problems but both could return against Hull on Tuesday.
MATCH PREVIEW
With the race for a top-four place so tight, Manchester United will be desperate to get back to winning ways after last week's defeat at Swansea.
United are currently fourth but only four points separate third from seventh in the table with Arsenal, Southampton, Liverpool and Tottenham also all in contention for the final two Champions League spots.
With matches still to come against everyone in the top seven, apart from Southampton, United's fate is very much in their own hands - but victories in those key games will count for little if too many points are dropped in matches like this one.
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"Louis van Gaal brought an aura with him when he took charge of Manchester United but, at the moment, there isn't one. He just looks like an 'Ordinary Joe' manager who has made some very strange calls."
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Despite criticism of the Red Devils' style and pace of play, defeat at the Liberty Stadium was only their second in 20 league and cup games. Their home record this season is bettered only by league leaders Chelsea.
Sunderland won this fixture 1-0 last season but have claimed just one victory from nine league games since Christmas. They travel to Old Trafford just two places and three points above the relegation zone.
Turning draws into wins has been a constant headache this season and they've missed an opportunity to put more daylight between themselves and the bottom three by becoming the first side to drop home points against QPR and then being held to a goalless stalemate by West Brom last week.
Louis van Gaal isn't the only manager to change his team around a lot; Black Cats boss Gus Poyet has continued to tinker with formations as he tries to find a winning formula.
The latest incarnation has seen a return to 4-4-2, with Poyet feeling that's the way to get the best out of Jermain Defoe - a sensible plan given the lack of goals all season from elsewhere.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Sunderland's 1-0 win at Old Trafford last May gave them their first Premier League victory away to Manchester United (D2, L10).
- That is their only win in their last 25 league games against United (D6, L18).
Manchester United
- Defeat at Swansea last weekend was only the Red Devils' second loss in 20 league and cup games.
- They have won 10 of their last 12 Premier League games at Old Trafford (D1, L1).
- Only Chelsea (35 points) have a better home record than United (31) in the top flight.
- Wayne Rooney has failed to score in his last eight league appearances - he has never gone nine Premier League matches without scoring since joining Manchester United in 2004.
Sunderland
- The Black Cats have won just one of nine league matches since Christmas Day (D3, L5).
- They have drawn 13 of their 26 league games. It is the most at this stage of a top-flight season since Manchester United's tally of 15 in 1980-81.
- The Premier League record for most draws in a single season is 17, held by Newcastle (2003-04) and Aston Villa (2006-07 and 2011-12).
- Sunderland are the only team in this season's Premier League yet to score a goal in the 15 minutes directly after half-time.
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