TEAM NEWS: Sunderland hit by DOUBLE blow ahead of Man Utd trip

SUNDERLAND pair Jack Rodwell and Billy Jones are set to miss the Premier League trip to Manchester United on Saturday (3pm).

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Despite returning to training this week, the pair are not fit to play at Old Trafford.

Rodwell has been missing since last month with a groin injury and Jones missed last week's goalless draw against West Brom with a swollen ankle.

Black Cats manager Gus Poyet is set to save them for Tuesday's crucial trip to Hull.

Italian striker Emanuele Giaccherini will miss the rest of the season after undergoing ankle surgery, but otherwise Poyet has a fully fit squad to choose from.

Sunderland provisional squad: Pantilimon, Mannone, Reveillere, Van Aanholt, O'Shea, Brown, Vergini, Coates, Cattermole, Bridcutt, Gomez, Larsson, Johnson, Buckley, Alvarez, Agnew, Honeyman, Fletcher, Defoe, Wickham, Graham.

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