George Honeyman was delighted to make his full debut in Sunderland's FA Cup defeat to Burnley.
The 22-year-old appeared in the senior side for the first time since the last day of the 2015/16 campaign, when he came on as a substitute in the 52nd minute against Watford at Vicarage Road.
He told the Sunderland Echo: “Obviously, making my full debut, it's a good day for my family, but that's at the back of my head at the minute (because of the result).
I've thought that it (the chance) might come for a few weeks now with the amount of injuries.
“I've been on the bench a lot and I've just tried to stay mentally ready. I was disappointed because I didn't really had a positive impact on the game because we lost 2-0. But I'm just glad to get there and hopefully next time I can have more of a positive impact on the team."
