Source: PA
Gyan gets Sunderland smiling again
The smile on Asamoah Gyan's face was a broad as those in the stands as Sunderland launched the healing process with a 2-0 victory over Stoke.
It has been a traumatic week on Wearside in the wake of last Sunday's 5-1 derby battering a Newcastle which handed the Magpies the bragging rights until the return on January 16 at least.
Having opened the scoring within nine minutes of his first Barclays Premier League start, the Ghana international wrapped up a much better day for the Black Cats with the clincher four minutes from time, and although there was much incident in between, a cathartic victory was no more than his side deserved.
Gyan said: "It was a really, really difficult week. After a loss to a rival side like Newcastle, it was a very, very difficult week.
"But we are happy. We have won and everybody is happy, especially the fans, because that game was so important to them and we let them down.
"But I think we have been able to bring a smile to everybody's face."
