Sunderland must finish the job at Morecambe this lunchtime after working to ensure their play-off fate is in their own hands going into the final day of the season. The Black Cats head to the Mazuma Stadium knowing victory will see them clinch a top six finish under their own steam and avoid a potentially nervy wait to discover how their play-off rivals have fared.
Neil's side goes into the game at Morecambe on the back of a 12-match unbeaten run which saw them hit form and gather momentum at just the right time, and he says he has not detected any nerves this week in the lead-up to the final game. "I don't sense any nerves," he said.
"We've had to work extremely hard to get ourselves into this position and give ourselves a shout of securing a play-off place. It's more a sense of anticipation amongst the players than anything else.
