Trai Hume's header set Sunderland on their way to a deserved pre-season victory against Dundee United at Tannadice. Northern Ireland defender Hume broke the deadlock early in the second half, before an own-goal from Charlie Mulgrew doubled the Black Cats' lead.
The win was Sunderland's first of pre-season, having lost against Roma in pre-season in midweek, and having seen their game against Rangers abandoned at half-time when they were leading 1-0 last weekend. Alex Neil gave latest signing Aji Alese his debut, with the former West Ham man playing the final 25 minutes.
This game also saw Bailey Wright play his first minutes of pre-season, with the Australian having returned to training later than the rest of his teammates following his involvement in World Cup qualifying over the summer. Here's how our Sunderland writer James Hunter rated the players.
