Ahmed Elmohamady admits he chose Sunderland ahead of rival offers due to manager Steve Bruce.
A number of clubs were reportedly interested but the winger opted to join Bruce and Sunderland, saying his decision has been vindicated by the way the Stadium of Light boss treats his players.
"Steve Bruce is one of the main reasons I came here," he revealed to safc.com.
"He is an excellent manager who takes care of the players and always tries to do good things with them.
"I want to show him my efforts on the field and repay him too."
