Liam Manning is making sure his MK Dons' players don't get too carried away despite being third in the table at the midway point of the season.
The Black Cats welcome Dons to the Stadium of Light this weekend knowing a win would move them above their promotion rivals and keep up the heat on the top two.
Sunderland have lost three of their last four outings and came away from AFC Wimbledon with a point in Alex Neil's first game in charge.
