O'Shea delighted with hard-fought Sunderland win

Sunderland defender John O'Shea was delighted with the character shown for victory over Stoke City.

After the game O'Shea admitted it hadn't been the easiest of games.

He told safc.com: "It ranks up there with some of the most difficult games I've played in."

The defender continued: "It was very icy, a little bit slippy and there was a bitter wind as well, but we coped with the conditions very well.

"We knew it was going to be tough against Stoke - it always is, no matter what the weather is - but today that just added to it!

"It was a fantastic three points for us in the end."

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