He said: “I can’t wait for the game on Sunday.” .
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Love signed from Manchester United this summer.
And Sunderland have been rocked by the impending departure of key defender Younes Kaboul to Watford for just £3.5million on the eve of the Boro game.
Defender Daniel Ayala may return from an ankle injury after playing for Boro’s development side on Monday.
“I have always said he is a top player and the only thing he needed was to recover his confidence”.
‘It was a pleasant surprise as I knew how good they are and were in the past, and working since the beginning of pre-season has been good. “I know how good they are and how good they have been in the past, and this is why I wanted to work with them”. Billy Jones isn’t expected to shake off a hip injury, with Fabio Borini a doubt with a toe injury.
Karanka confirmed captain Grant Leadbitter remains sidelined following his hernia operation earlier this summer and that fellow midfielder De Roon would be out for two weeks due to the hamstring injury sustained on his league debut against Stoke.
Sunderland are unbeaten in four Premier League games with Middlesbrough (W2 D2), though the most recent meeting was in January 2009.
Moyes, however, will be looking to draw on the positive record he had against Middlesbrough during his time at Everton – losing to Boro just twice in 14 total meetings.
He acquitted himself pretty well in a testing environment against Manchester City and faces another big assignment with on Sunday if he’s selected for his first home game for Sunderland when they take on Middlesbrough.
Alvaro Negredo will be looking to become the first Middlesbrough player to score in back-to-back Premier League games since Afonso Alves in October 2008. Januzaj emerged at United during Moyes’ tenure at Old Trafford, but has since fallen away from regular first-team contention and is relishing the opportunity to play Premier League matches again at Sunderland.
It’s easy to say that now, but I felt it gave Man City the impetus to attack freely.
There won’t be much between these two at the end of the season and I think there are goals to be had at the Stadium of Light.
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“When Adam has the chance he always plays really well because his attitude every day is incredible”.
