The 45 fantastic photos of Sunderland fans with Le Bris, Rigg and Browne during South Shields win - gallery

The Black Cats thrashed South Shields at the 1st Cloud Arena with plenty of first-team interest and food for thought for new head coach Régis Le Bris to mull over.

Sunderland’s new head coach took charge of his first game since his summer arrival from French club Lorient with the Black Cats 5-0 up by half-time with a poor South Shields side providing little resistance. The scores stayed the same in the second half despite multiple changes for both sides.

Here, though, we take a look at the best photos of Sunderland fans throughout the day: