Trai Hume's header set Sunderland on their way to a deserved pre-season victory against Dundee United at Tannadice. Northern Ireland defender Hume broke the deadlock early in the second half, before an own-goal from Charlie Mulgrew doubled the Black Cats' lead.
The win was Sunderland's first of pre-season, having lost against Roma in pre-season in midweek, and having seen their game against Rangers abandoned at half-time when they were leading 1-0 last weekend.
Alex Neil gave latest signing Aji Alese his debut, with the former West Ham man playing the final 25 minutes. This game also saw Bailey Wright play his first minutes of pre-season, with the Australian having returned to training later than the rest of his teammates following his involvement in World Cup qualifying over the summer.
Here's how our Sunderland writer James Hunter rated the players. A couple of decent saves but also looked shaky at times when the ball was on the deck Solid at right-back, and scored the goal that set Sunderland on their way Gave nothing away on his first pre-season outing Strong alongside Wright Got forward whenever he could down the left Controlled the midfield Full of energy and got forward well - only denied a goal by a fine save Caused problems for Dundee United down the right Provided the creative spark in the final third Worked hard for the team Got in the right positions, but just couldn't find a finish For Wright 63mins.