Alex Neil has given an update on Danny Batth’s injury and also discussed Sunderland's free agent options…
ANKLE
"Danny just rolled his ankle. Thankfully we obviously had Bailey back to plug that gap for us. Listen, there's a couple of areas where we're short isn't there, and we're aware of that. Even at full-back, we don't really have any cover with Niall Huggins being out. Dennis [Cirkin] has played a lot of football for a young kid.”
FREE AGENTS
“I wouldn't rule anything out [adding a free agent]. What I don't want to do is add players to the group where we've got that issue where we've got players, they've just not got the minutes [they need]. That free agent market is difficult because if we dip in, it takes me a month to get that player up to speed and then you've got three games of the season left. It's a difficult situation, it's not an excuse, just an honest opinion of what I've seen since I came in. But I'm very aware that we need to win, and I'll do my utmost to produce."
