Joe Hart believes Sunderland are good enough to beat the drop this season.
Following Manchester City's hard-fought 1-0 win over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday night, goalkeeper Hart was left impressed by the performance of Sam Allardyce's men.
The Wearsiders produced a number of chances throughout and according to City star Hart, have enough ability to climb out of the mire in which they are currently deep in as they sit second bottom and four points from safety.
"I thought Sunderland were fantastic tonight," said Hart who made some key saves during the encounter.
"If they carry on like that they'll have no problems at all."