Kenwyne Jones says Sunderland's players are supporting Ricky Sbragia's prospects of landing the manager's job permanently.
Jones told the Sunderland Echo: "It's not for me to say who should be manager. That's a decision for the chairman.
"But I think you can see from our performances that we like and respect Ricky.
"We have brought back something that was missing from our performances.
"Perhaps it was a bit of togetherness that was missing, I don't know, but we have proved now that we can come together as a team and fight."