On Sunday, in front of the Sky TV cameras, Sunderland line up against Manchester United and with the former Premier league champions losing their opening fixture against Swansea there should be cause for optimism on Wearside this weekend. In recent seasons the Black Cats have managed to upset at least one Manchester based club but last season we beat the Champions, Manchester City 1-0 at the Stadium of light and nearly grabbed all three at The Etihad. They also managed an incredible away victory at Old Trafford in a crucial win that kept us in contention to avoid the dreaded drop. Can the same result happen again on Sunday to send more pain in the direction of new manager Louis Van Gaal? There should be no reason to fear the new team that the Dutchman lines up against Poyet on Super Sunday, even with new signing Marcos Rojo incoming: Man Utd are on the back foot and on the ropes. And no matter what the old adage says about facing a wounded animal, there is no reason to think that the Black Cats will roll over and gift Van Gaal his first victory in the Premier League. With that in mind we are looking ahead at 10 reasons why Sunderland should head into their second league game with confidence.
