Sunderland boss Steve Bruce was delighted with matchwinner Jordan Henderson after victory over West Ham United.
Bruce was purring about Henderson's first-half strike which he felt was worthy of winning any game.
Bruce said: "Jordan's a wonderful young talent. Arguably his best position could be in a wide area because of his delivery. We all know he has a goal in him, it was a matter of getting it. Hopefully there is a lot more to come from the young man and that will do his confidence no end of good.
"The biggest challenge for me is managing Jordan. He's played for 18 months solidly. Of course you are always monitoring him but I thought there was an edge to him in training this week.
"Maybe he got a sniff I wanted to give him a rest and he didn't want that. He showed that today - I thought he was excellent.
"We look a threat going forward and we've got goals in us.
"We looked dangerous today but we didn't convert as many as we should have done. I think West Ham have too many good players to stay where they are - but nothing surprises you in this league."
