Asamoah Gyan is determined to get his match fitness up to speed at Sunderland.
The former Rennes man was back in training yesterday and is hoping to improve his fitness ahead of Saturday's game with Arsenal.
He told safc.com: "I am looking forward to training for sure. I had only trained two times in 15 days and I was so tired during the game.
"Although I scored the goal, I was feeling some difficulty physically during the game.
"Now I can train throughout the week with the team and see where my condition lies."
