Source: PA
Bruce thrilled by Sunderland strikers
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is relishing the opportunity to see record signing Asamoah Gyan team up with Darren Bent.
The pair played their first 45 minutes together at Wigan on Saturday as Bruce sent on his £13million-plus latest acquisition as a second-half substitute alongside the man who plundered 25 goals in his first season on Wearside.
The Ghana international marked his debut with a 66th-minute strike which might have proved the winner, only for Antolin Alcaraz to snatch a point at the death.
Gyan could get his first start at home to Arsenal this weekend, and Bruce is delighted to have got his hands on a man he believes can prove the perfect foil for Bent.
The manager freely admits the club relied too heavily on the former Tottenham frontman, for whom he paid an initial £10million last summer, during his first campaign at the Stadium of Light, and has now invested heavily to provide him with support.
Bruce said: "We have brought in another guy to give him a hand. It looks a very fruitful partnership, I hope, but certainly Darren has contributed massively over the last 12 months."
