Alex Neil insists Ross Stewart's injury is 'nothing too significant' despite the Scotland international striker sitting out Sunderland's 2-0 friendly defeat against Roma. Stewart is Sunderland's only out-and-out senior striker, and his absence meant that Leon Dajaku had to lead the line against the Europa Conference League winners at the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, and as a result the Black Cats carried little attacking threat.
"Yeah, he just wasn't quite ready for today's game," Neil said of Stewart, who appeared to be be suffering from a groin injury in training on Monday. "It's nothing too significant.
"Obviously we had players who weren't completely in their normal position, but I thought they adjusted quite well."
