Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United: 5 talking points

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Khazri was a force to reckon with on the wings

#2 Manchester United\'s lack of man-marking costs them yet again

Lamine Kone(centre) heads in completely unmarked to win it for Sunderland

Manchester United were once again found guilty of indecision on which individual should mark whom inside their penalty. A series of outswinging corners from Wahbi Khazri in the second half were always threatening to lead to a Sunderland winner.

They ultimately got what they deserved, but they were helped by Chris Smalling switching off and failing to track the run of Lamine Kone. Kone gleefully accepted the free header, heading powerfully to beat a scrambling David de Gea and send Stadium of Light into absolute delirium. A similar mistake cost United against Southampton last month, and this was no different. Poor, poor marking.

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