Sunderland boss Roy Keane insists he won't go buying taller players, despite complaining about the physical presence of his squad.

He said: "Teams doing their match report on us might say it is not the biggest in the Premier League but we have to try and outplay teams and we tried to do that against Arsenal.

"There is an onus on clubs to buy big strong athletes and you do need that but if you can't deal with the ball you have no chance and I would rather have a player who can handle the ball but is may be smallish.

"I have nothing wrong with being 6ft 2 and I am not bogged down by that but first and foremost I see someone I want for Sunderland.

"May be I would sign players who are over 6ft 2 like some managers do and then say I am playing to my strengths, but if you sign players who are 6ft 2 that is the only way to play."