Sunderland beat Stade Rennais 2-1 in their final pre-season friendly on Saturday.
Second half goals from Brian Brobbey and Trai Hume helped turn the contest around for the Black Cats after they fell behind to a penalty in the first half. Here’s how we rated all the Black Cats involved on the afternoon...
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5. LB - Reinildo
Had an excellent game. Defended well and consistently got into excellent goalscoring positions to be denied only by very good goalkeeping. If a new left back is close to arriving then Reinildo showed he won’t give his spot up easily. 8 | Getty Images
6. CM - Granit Xhaka
Took him a little while to really get into the contest but played some lovely passes in the second half. Good to see him get a full 90 under his belt ahead of Ipswich. 7
7. CM - Noah Sadiki
Battled well in midfield and drove into dangerous areas on a couple of occasions in the first half. An important hour under his belt ahead of the new campaign. 6 | Frank Reid
8. CM - Enzo Le Fee
Dangerous in the first half without finding the killer moment. Excellent in the second as Sunderland got him on the ball in dangerous areas, pulling the strings as the Black Cats took complete control and ended up deserved winners. 8 | Chris Fryatt, Echo