Premier League leaders Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-1 at Old Trafford
Sunday 16 December 2012 07:24, UK
Goals from Robin van Persie, Tom Cleverley and Wayne Rooney saw Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-1 and restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
| Manchester United | Team Statistics | Sunderland |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 2 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Shots on Target | 7 |
| 9 | Shots off Target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Corners | 9 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 86.1 | Passing Success | 74.5 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 80 | Tackles Success | 82.6 |
| 61.8 | Possession | 38.2 |
| 49.3 | Territorial Advantage | 50.7 |
| 519 | Total Passes | 302 |
| 26 | Total Crosses | 29 |
| 149 | Lost Balls | 143 |
| 58 | Recoveries | 36 |
| 69.6 | 1st Half Poss. | 30.4 |
| 56.3 | 2nd Half Poss. | 43.7 |
