SHERWOOD HAS HIS SAY

Former Tottenham and Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has shared his thoughts on Sunderland's European campaign and whether or not the Lads will cope with the extra workload that comes with it. Sherwood spoke via MaxFreeBets.

SQUAD FATIGUE

"It can happen. It can happen to teams like Bournemouth as well, like Brighton at the top end of the table. Once the extra games come along, have they got the thickness of the squad to be able to cope? Remains to be seen."

COMPETE ON ALL FRONTS

"But having fought so hard to get there, there's no point just throwing it away. You might as well try and be as competitive as you possibly can."

ENJOY THE RIDE!

"Le Bris has done a brilliant job there at Sunderland. The Europa League, just enjoy the journey, enjoy it while you can, because it's very competitive to continue to perform at that level and get into Europe."