Tony Mowbray has 'really enjoyed' his first month in charge of Sunderland as he continues their preparation for the Championship campaign. The international break has given the Black Cats boss an opportunity to take stock of his first four games in charge, while also setting out his vision for the future at the Stadium of Light.
Speaking to safc.com, Mowbray said: "Well it's been really enjoyable. I think if you take the Middlesbrough game out, which was a real knock minutes before kick-off with Ross [Stewart] coming out of the team - after the planning - we had two days really good prep for that game and we had to change the formation literally right on kick-off which took us out of our rhythm.
"We eventually found a good rhythm but couldn't find a way to score. We probably deserved to take something from that game but we didn't. Take that away and I think three goals at home against Rotherham was great for the team, it was a really enjoyable environment first time in charge at the Stadium of Light.