Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will be without eight first-team players for Saturdays trip to Sunderland. Mondays 7-0 U21s victory over Norwich added to Van Gaals injury woes, with Phil Jones, Adnan Januzaj and Guillermo Varela all picking up knocks.But United will be looking to build on their recent improvement when they travel to Wearside, despite conceding a late equaliser against Chelsea last Sunday. Louis van Gaal has accused the media of inventing stories ahead of Manchester Uniteds Premier league game at Sunderland on Saturday Van Gaals side are six points behind bitter rivals Manchester City in their pursuit of a top-four finish, but have a chance to close that gap, if only temporarily, in the early kick-off at the Stadium of Light.A spirited fightback at Liverpool last time out has given Sam Allardyce cause for optimism, but just one win in four means the Black Cats remain 19th, four points from safety.Team news Sam Allardyce says Louis van Gaal must find out if Manchester United are planning to replace him Long-term United absentees Luke Shaw (leg), Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Antonio Valencia (foot), Bastian Schweinsteiger (knee) and Ashley Young (groin) remain sidelined.Striker Will Keane has been rewarded for his five-goal haul against the Canaries with a place in the match-day squad.Sunderland defender Younes Kaboul and striker Duncan Watmore are both out with ankle ligament injuries. Jeremain Lens is a doubt with a suspected hernia problem. Sky Sports News HQ reporter James Cooper explains what Manchester Uniteds latest finance records mean Billy Jones is struggling to shake off a hip injury and the game is likely to come too soon for midfielder Sebastian Larsson following his return to training following a long-term knee problem. Fabio Borini is available after missing the trip to Liverpool because of a virus.Opta statsSunderland have failed to score in eight of the last 12 Premier League matches against Manchester United and only once in each of the other four encounters.United have won 21 and lost just two of their 29 Premier League games against Sunderland.The Black Cats have never beaten Manchester United in the league at the Stadium of Light (D4 L9). Jermain Defoe applauds fans after Liverpool draw Wayne Rooney has been involved in as many Premier League goals in six games in 2016 (five goals, three assists), as he had in 33 games in 2015 (six goals, two assists).Sunderland are on the longest current run without a clean sheet in the Premier League (11 games) while United have collected just six points from their last six Premier League away games (W1 D3 L2).Only Sergio Aguero (7) has scored more Premier League goals in 2016 so far than Jermain Defoe (6) and Wayne Rooney (5).Marouane Fellaini could make his 200th Premier League appearance in this match and would be only the second Belgian to reach this landmark in the competition after Vincent Kompany. Jamie Redknapp looks ahead to Chelseas Saturday Night Football clash with Newcastle before previewing the 3pm kick-offs. Mersons predictionManchester United have turned the corner, Ive been impressed. They looked really good at Chelsea and thoroughly deserved a draw at least. Sunderland, meanwhile, will have felt they did well against Man City, despite losing, and then they got a lucky draw at Liverpool if Im being honest. We will have to see whether the speculation surrounding Van Gaals future affects United but they seem to have turned the corner and I expect them to win at the Stadium of Light.PAUL PREDICTS: 1-2 (Sky Bet odds 15/2)BettingSunderland (4/1) are the biggest price of all home sides in Premier League action this weekend ahead of the visit of Manchester United (3/4) with the draw available at 5/2. The Black Cats remain odds-on shots with Sky Bet to be relegated with United 7/4 shots for a top four finish. United won this fixture 3-0 at Old Trafford earlier this season and are available at 7/4 to win to nil, while Sunderland are evens to win or draw in the Double Chance market. 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If that comes as an option, we can look into that.When asked specifically if the BCCI would accept the use of visual aids such as Hot Spot and real-time Snicko in addition to the standard camera angles, Thakur nodded in the affirmative. He reiterated the BCCIs longstanding opposition to Hawk-Eye, though, because it is not 100% foolproof.The ICC had commissioned a group of MIT researchers in Boston to do a study of the DRS various mechanisms and report back on their effectiveness. Current India coach Anil Kumble, who heads the ICC cricket committee, was involved in the process, and Thakur said he was able to review the findings in his role on the chief executives committee at the ICC. The findings had not produced anything to sway the BCCI from their firm stance regarding Hawk-Eyes predictive elements, but Thakur said the board is open to discussioons on other parts of the DRS.ddddddddddddI raised this question at that time also, whether it is 100% foolproof? No. Whether changes are required? Yes. When it could be done? MIT was supposed to give a report but they are themselves not much confident that it could be 100% foolproof, Thakur said. Our only issue is whether a technology which is not 100% foolproof, shall we agree that error of judgement is equal with standing umpire and with the technology available? So that is the call we have to take.The BCCI had floated the idea of a scaled-down DRS system earlier this year ahead of the IPL season, but it was passed over at the time. However, Thakur reiterated that it could be tabled again both for domestic and international use in the near future if there is confidence in the other elements of the system that are not related to the predictive path of lbw decisions.I said earlier also that you can have it partially without the lbw decisions, only for the rest of the decisions, Hawk-Eye and the rest of the stuff, Thakur said. But we need to ask ourselves if a machine is making the same error which a human is making, what are we getting out of it? ' ' '