Sunderland's new Under-21s boss Graeme Murty has lifted the lid on his first week at the club after being appointed the head of professional development phase. The former Rangers boss named a strong XI of players to face Premier League 2 Division 2 leaders Leeds United with nine first team players in the mix.
The Black Cats' fringe players put in a solid enough performance but lacked an outlet and cutting edge in the final third. Amad Diallo, Leon Dajaku and Jewison Bennette acted as a front three and did have bright moments, but were unable to carve an opening at the Stadium of Light.
Murty said: "The game has been moved to the stadium, we've had numerous first team players dropped into it against top of the table who are playing really, really well - I loved it! I hope everything in terms of our preparation and how it goes off, does like it did today because as a football match I thought it was really good.
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