Arbenit Xhemajli insists his never doubted his ability to make an impact at Sunderland despite injury forcing him to wait 18 months for his English league debut.
The Kosovo international arrived on Wearside in the summer of 2020 but had played just one EFL Trophy game before suffering a cruciate ligament injury while away with his country.
That kept him out for more than a year, and although he has had several outings for the U23s this season, his only senior game had again come in the Trophy back at the beginning of December.
