Alex Neil praised new signing Aji Alese after the young defender made his Sunderland debut in today's 2-0 pre-season win at Dundee United. Alese joined the Black Cats from West Ham yesterday, and was included on the bench for the trip to Tannadice.
The 21-year-old came on for the final 25 minutes against Jack Ross' Scottish Premiership side and caught the eye in an impressive start to his Sunderland career. "He's very different to what we have already got," said Neil.
"He is big, strong, powerful, and he's left-footed so he gives us balance. He can equally play left-back as well as left centre-back, so he covers both positions off - certainly last year we were light in that area, so I think that's important.
