Tony Mowbray says Northern Ireland's regular right-back must be 'some player' to keep Trai Hume out of the side. Sunderland boss Mowbray has been hugely impressed with 21-year-old Hume since he broke into the team at the turn of the year and has gone on to become one of the Black Cats' most consistent performers.
Hume made his senior international debut in March last year against Hungary in a friendly and, while he was in the most recent squad last month, he did not feature in either of their Euro 2024 qualifiers against San Marino and Finland. Instead, new Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill - who was taking charge of his first games in his second stint in charge of the national team - stuck with 19-year-old Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley, who is currently on loan at League One play-off contenders Bolton Wanderers.
Hume turned in another impressive display in Sunderland's draw against Championship leaders Burnley at Turf Moor, with Mowbray saying: "Trai Hume is just a wonderful footballer, really. I haven't seen the right-back for Northern Ireland, I don't know who he is - I think he is on loan from one of the big Premier League clubs - but he must be some player to keep Trai Hume out of the team!"
