Sunderland's homegrown number one Anthony Patterson has made a good first impression on Tony Mowbray after keeping four clean sheets in the new head coach's first six games in charge. A year ago Patterson was playing National League football while on loan at Notts County, before being recalled to Wearside in January as the club battled a Covid outbreak and he quickly established himself as first choice goalkeeper and helped the Black Cats win promotion from League One.
He retained his place as Sunderland stepped up to the Championship, and Mowbray has been impressed with what he has seen of the 22-year-old. "He's been really good, I have to say," said Mowbray.
"He does things naturally that I like about goalkeepers. He takes a really good starting position, he's not always stuck on his line, so if the ball is out wide and they are going to cross it, he is generally on the edge of his six-yard box knowing that he can get to the near post if there is miskicked cross that looks like it is going in.
