A win against Sunderland would have taken United to a tantalising 3 points from City.
However a late own goal by David de Gea saw them go 3 points in the other direction.
United lost 2 – 1 to Sunderland,their first ever loss in the Stadium of Light and Van Gaal consequently moves deeper into shadow.
Wahbi Khazri gave Sunderland an incredibly early lead by scoring in the third minute of the game.Martial made it 1-1 in the 39th.
However late in the game Martial attempted to clear Lamine Kone’s header off the line.
The ball hit De Gea’s arm and went into the net.
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