Sebastian Larsson is convinced Nicklas Bendtner will make a big impact at Sunderland.

Bendtner is on-loan at Sunderland from Larsson's former club Arsenal.

"Nicklas was there at Arsenal, but was younger than me, he has learned what he is best at and has been brilliant since he came to us," Larsson told The Northern Echo.

"He is always a confident lad, and has the ability to back it up as well. He has confidence in a good way. He is one of the lads. He is not shy and, as soon as he came in, he was joking with the lads. He was just one of the lads straight away.

"He is not afraid to say his opinion and he thinks he is a good player - I agree with him," he added.