Sunderland were brought back to earth with a very distinct bang after a 4-0 drubbing at home to the hands of Southampton.
Ratings:
Sunderland:
Mannone: Sunderland definitely missing Pickford. Very poor performance. 2/10
Jones: Failed to close Bertrand down for the 1st goal. Poor defensive performance all round. 3/10
Kone: Poor defensive performance all round. 3/10
O’Shea – Poor. Replaced at Half Time. 2/10
Denayer: Had to get something on the ball for the own goal. Poor defensive performance from all. 3/10
Oviedo: A few good tackles but not much more. 4/10
Ndong: Only one that really wanted the ball and had a few shots. 6/10
Gibson: Did his job and his job only. Replaced. 5/10
Larsson: Ran a lot but not much more than that. 3/10
Januzaj: Lazy performance apart from first 20 minutes. 4/10
Defoe: Offside too much. 4/10
Substitutes
Pienaar: 3/10
Borini: 3/10
Khazri: 3/10
Southampton:
Forster: Not much to do. 6/10
Cedric: Strong play and good going forward. 7/10
Stephens: A good game from the youngster. 7/10
Yoshida: Well disciplined display 6/10
Bertrand: Two assists and a hard working performance. 9/10
Romeu: Broke up the play well in midfield. 6/10
Ward-Prowse: A decent display. 6/10
Davis: Quiet and controlling. 6/10
Redmond: Efficient and creative. 7/10
Gabbiadini: Two more goals for the new signing! 9/10
Tadic: Creative! 7/10
Substitutes
Long: Only on the pitch 20 minutes but made a fantastic impression on the game. 8/10
Hojbjerg: 5/10
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