Tony Mowbray has urged Trai Hume to fight for a place in Sunderland's starting XI - insisting he will get his chance sooner or later. Northern Ireland international defender Hume has yet to start a league game this season, and the return of Bailey Wright meant Hume lost his place on the bench for the Black Cats' weekend draw against Preston North End at the Stadium of Light.
Mowbray has made a virtue of communicating with his players, and he has revealed that he pulled the 20-year-old to one side this week to offer him some encouragement. But with Lynden Gooch currently occupying the right-back role, Hume will have a battle on his hands to work his way into the team.
"I had a long chat yesterday with Trai Hume the other day," said Mowbray. "He didn't make the 18 on Saturday and I can see the disappointment in his eyes.
