Tony Mowbray has opened up on his decision to leave Patrick Roberts out from the start in Sunderland's defeat to Rotherham United.
The former Celtic loanee has been one of the shining lights in recent times for the Black Cats and showed his class recently with a stunning solo goal winner against Reading. His club boss previously spoke about how his talented attacker should be earning 'hundreds of thousands a week' and playing in the English Premier League due to his talent.
He's been a constant figure in the side of late alongside ex -Rangers man Amad Diallo but he was left out last night with his minutes coming from the bench. Mowbray says players are NOT robots and can't play every three days and must be afforded a breather. A start would have been a seventh game on the trot for Roberts - who was hailed for the 'impact' a player of his talent makes when he came on to try and rescue his side, with defeat causing a dent in their English Premier League promotion play-off bid.
