POLL: Cattermole, M'Vila or Kirchhoff - who is Sunderland's most influential midfielder?
But who do you think is the club's most influential central midfielder?
Cattermole? Or January signing Jan Kirchhoff? Or on-loan French midfielder Yann M'Vila?
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Hide AdHave your say by taking part in our poll here:Cattermole has certainly played a key role recently in Sunderland taking four points from the pivotal encounters against Norwich and Arsenal, with his determination to help Sunderland to Premier League survival evidently clear.
Off-the-field, the 28-year-old has been the dressing room leader too; ensuring every player is aware of what is on the line as Sunderland strive to avoid being condemned to the Championship.
Allardyce told the Echo: "Having that driving force in midfield is very important in the engine room.
"Jack’s technical ability in many ways is as good as anybody we’ve got.