So there will be no warm reunion between the visiting José Mourinho and his former Real Madrid sidekick Aitor Karanka, after all, the Basque having parted company with Boro on Thursday. Instead Steve Agnew is auditioning for the job of keeping Boro in the top tier and could do with choreographing a first league win since mid-December. To that end he can only hope United are fatigued in the wake of their Thursday night Europa League exertions. Louise Taylor

Kick-off Sunday noon

Venue Riverside Stadium

Last season n/a

Live BT Sport 1

Referee Jonathan Moss

This season G20, Y88, R3, 4.55 cards per game

Odds H 6-1 A 4-6 D 56-19

Middlesbrough

Subs from Valdés, Leadbitter, Ramírez, Fischer, Bamford, Guedioura, Gestede, Fry, Husband

Doubtful Espinosa (ankle), Gestede (hamstring)

Injured Chambers (foot, 1 Apr), Friend (calf, 1 Apr), Ayala (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LDLDLL

Discipline Y57 R0

Leading scorer Negredo 6

Manchester Utd

Subs from Pereira, Fosu-Mensah, Tuanzebe, Young, Lingard, Rojo, Romero, Shaw, Bailly, Blind

Doubtful Blind (head), Martial (match fitness)

Injured Pogba (hamstring, Apr), Schweinsteiger (knee, unknown)

Suspended Herrera (first of two), Ibrahimovic (last of three)

Form DDDWDD

Discipline Y56 R1

Leading scorer Ibrahimovic 15