Jan Kirchhoff was delighted to be back for Sunderland's win over Leicester City.

Kirchhoff's header from Larsson's corner was bundled into his own net by Robert Huth to give Sunderland the lead, which Jermain Defoe doubled. Shinji Okazaki scored for the Foxes, but Sunderland held on.

“It has not been a nice situation to sit out of the team and to have problems twice already this year," Kirchhoff told the Sunderland Echo.

“I haven't found my rhythm so far and that is something I need to improve and work on.

“It is not about the players, it is about the club. Our task is to support our team and give the best we can to be a successful football club.

“The guys on the pitch did a great job, Jason [Denayer] was magnificent in central midfield and Didier Ndong and Steven Pienaar too.

“The gaffer decides who plays, it is up to us to bring the best performance that we can."