
Courtois, al rescate del vestuario
Courtois podría ser titular en el Clásico, crucial para el Real Madrid.
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris is expected to make one change to the starting XI against Manchester United due to Dan Ballard's injury. The decision on who will replace him remains uncertain, with options including Trai Hume and Luke O’Nien.
I reckon Roefs will be disappointed with Wolves’ goal last week – he’s stopped coming off his line as much recently. That’s what made him so imposing and impressive earlier in the season, and it’s a bit of a puzzle as to why he’s stopped. Anyway, he’ll play today, opposite a keeper who we were heavily linked with before signing the Dutchman.
The replacement for Dan Ballard is still undecided, with Trai Hume and Luke O’Nien as potential options.
Dan Ballard suffered an injury when a braid hit his hand, which has ruled him out of the match.
Sunderland may adjust their formation by either moving Trai Hume to right back or keeping him in a hybrid role, depending on Le Bris's strategy.

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With Ballard out, the question is do we move Nordi in to partner Alderete, or do we bring Luke O’Nien back into the side? Mukiele’s attacking play is a great asset, and there’s a lot of merit in keeping him at right back, but personally I’d play Mukiele and Alderete at the back and Hume at full back. I suspect Le Bris will do the opposite though, with O’Nien coming in at centre back, and Hume playing further upfield.
If we do go with O’Nien at the back, Hume will likely be deployed in midfield. I think the Villa and Forest games spooked Le Bris a bit, and his selection of Hume in midfield at Molineux showed a desire to get back to the solid shape that served us so well earlier on. Habib Diarra sat out much of last week’s game, and he likely will do today. We need Le Fee in the centre of the park, which when you throw Xhaka into the mix leaves it a shoot out between Sadiki and Diarra, and there’s one winner at the moment. On the left, I think Talbi will start, and hopefully we’ll see Jimmy or Angulo coming off the bench in the second half.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Isidor got a start today, but I’m hedging my bets with Brobbey. It’s tough for him sometimes, as he’s often left far too isolated during the game, but hopefully with Le Fee playing more centrally we can solve that.