A spokeswoman for Sunderland confirmed: “There was a technical fault with the plane and we were diverted to Manchester”.
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New Sunderland boss David Moyes is keen to bring Adnan Januzaj to the Stadium of Light in a loan deal, according to the Daily Mail.
Sunderland’s adventure comes just a day after a plane carrying the Manchester United squad was forced to make an unscheduled landing due to bad weather during their flight to Beijing.
“It was a flight carrying the Sunderland football team”, a spokesperson for Manchester Airport told the Manchester Evening News.
“It landed safely and all passengers disembarked while safety checks were made”.
The former Manchester United manager took a watching brief high in the stands at the New York Stadium as Sunderland beat Rotherham 2-1 on Saturday – only five hours after officially becoming Sunderland’s 10th full-time manager in 10 years.
With a future looking increasingly unlikely at Old Trafford, a move to Sunderland could be just the thing the young Belgian needs to get his career back on track.
Keane did not play once for United while Moyes was in charge.
Moyes said: ‘We have a big club here we need to take forward.
Jermain Defoe was the only Black Cats player to reach double figures in the Premier League last season, scoring 15 goals.
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The Black Cats were heading for Geneva in their own chartered flight from Newcastle Airport as part of their pre-season preparations when turbulence hit early on.
