Luke O’Nien pens heartfelt message after Sunderland return

Sunderland’s Luke O’Nien has penned a heartfelt message on Twitter after he returned to help the Black Cats beat Fleetwood Town on Tuesday evening. 

The versatile and reliable 27-year-old had been missing since December after having surgery on a shoulder issue that had troubled him for some time.

O’Nien came off the bench with the scores level in the second half at the Stadium of Light and put Sunderland ahead 11 minutes later, reacting first to get to Jermain Defoe’s blocked shot and hammer a first time finish into the bottom corner.

Jack Clarke bagged the home side’s third late on, in what was not a pretty performance but a vital three points in the play-off race.

It’s a race that O’Nien now looks set to play a key part in and he took to Twitter yesterday to pen a heartfelt message after scoring on his return to the side – thanking everyone that had helped in his recovery.

Missed fighting for those points with the boys