Jack Ross on Luke O'Nien's first Sunderland goal and why midfielder is back to his best

Jack Ross praised Luke O'Nien's 'fine finishing' after the 23-year-old opened his Sunderland account at Shrewsbury Town.
Luke O'Nien celebrates his first Sunderland goalLuke O'Nien celebrates his first Sunderland goal
Luke O'Nien celebrates his first Sunderland goal

O'Nien was a late substitute but combined excellently with Lynden Gooch to seal the three points.

The 23-year-old has struggled for regular minutes since joining the Black Cats in the summer but Ross said he will feel 'properly at home now'.

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"He has been an interesting one for us, he is still very young and the transition he has made to Sunderland, I have been pleased how he has settled in," Ross said.

"I think he went through a period where he was overthinking.

"He even came away from doing the things he normally did well in training, we had a chat and he has trained really well this past fortnight.

"He has been back to what he does best.

"The thing about him is he is a fine finisher, he works so hard at it," he added.

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"When he gets in to those positions most of us expected him to score. I am delighted for him from a personal point of view.

"He is a young man who has made a big jump and he will now feel properly at home now he has made that contribution."

It was another afternoon in which Ross' substitutions made a big difference for the Black Cats, with Gooch adding two assists following his introduction early in the second half.