Alarm bells ringing at Sunderland with pressure mounting on Phil Parkinson and Stewart Donald and fans fearing worst is yet to come

Published 8th Dec 2019, 16:30 BST

Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276

The alarm bells started ringing at 2pm on Saturday when the Sunderland team news dropped.

Twitter exploded.

A significant chunk describing the team selected by Phil Parkinson as the worst Sunderland XI ever.

A bold claim given the club’s recent history but understandable as Parkinson gambled and rolled the dice with his team selection.