After taking charge of the side before February’s trip to AFC Wimbledon, the Scot has overseen six wins, five draws and one defeat as his side aim to finish in the League One play-off places.
While he has been forced to deal with injury setbacks, Neil has managed to name a pretty settled side in recent weeks while deploying a back three and wing-backs.
That has helped the team improve defensively, keeping six clean sheets in the 12 fixtures.
Here’s how many minutes each Sunderland played has played under Neil – looking at stats from football database Wyscout:
That has helped the team improve defensively, keeping six clean sheets in the 12 fixtures.