Romaine Mundle showed his quality against Oxford, being a thorn in their side throughout our FA Cup clash. He hasn't scored in the Premier League yet and has struggled to nail down a place in the starting 11 after missing pre-season through injury, but Regis Le Bris is happy to give opportunities to any player who impresses. CONFIDENCE BOOSTER “He can absolutely be an important player for us in the rest of the season. He still needs time and support, and that will allow his confidence to...

Arne Slot has discussed Liverpool's disappointing season, and admitted that it would be unacceptable for the Reds not to qualify for the Champions League, whilst also giving praise to Regis Le Bris for how Sunderland have surprised everyone. Slot also spoke about their tricky right-back problem with Frimpong and Bradley both injured and Dominik Szoboszlai picking up a red card against Man City. Joe Gomez is set to return to training today after recovering from injury, but the Liverpool boss...

Born on this day in 1984 is former Sunderland striker Darren Bent. Bent was prolific in his two years on Wearside, notching 36 goals in 63 games, averaging almost a goal every two games, though he is mostly remembered for that goal against Liverpool. When Sunderland first approached in July of 2009 the deal seemed to go on for a bit, and Darren accused Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy of halting his move to Wearside, so he took it to social media and then the deal was completed shortly after....