Alex Neil believes the temporary work Sunderland have undertaken on the Stadium of Light pitch over the last fortnight will help his team in the final months of the season.
The threadbare condition of the pitch has been a concern for some time, with head coach Neil's predecessor Lee Johnson having spoken about it at length on a number of occasions.
Sunderland brought in pitch specialists SISGrass to stitch artificial fibres into the existing natural grass, with the work continuing round the clock during the break between the last home game against Doncaster Rovers on February 5 and today's game against MK Dons.
