Sunderland winger Sebastian Larsson has welcomed the appointment of new manager Gus Poyet.
Poyet took charge this week.
Larsson told the Sunderland Echo: "I talked to him on Tuesday morning.
"I cannot say I know him, but I know what he has done in the past and the football he stood for when he was working at Brighton.
"I'm looking forward to meeting him and working with him after playing for the national team,
"He was a very talented footballer himself who did a very, very good job at Brighton.
"The football he stood for was great fun to watch and I met him once or twice when he was a coach there.
"It seems that he stands for an exciting philosophy."
