Sunderland got obliterated by Celtic at the Stadium of Light.
As far as debuts go, goalkeeper Jason Steele didn’t have a dream one for Sunderland on Saturday.
The Black Cats rounded off their pre-season campaign with a demoralising 5-0 defeat by Scottish champions Celtic at the Stadium of Light.
Callum McGregor left Wearside with a hat-trick, while Jonny Hayes and Stuart Armstrong also got in on the mauling.
Steele was questionable for a couple of goals, but perhaps he could’ve done better to keep hold of Olivier Ntcham’s shot in an error which led to Hayes making it 3-0 before the break.
And suffice to say that Sunderland fans did not let the former Blackburn Rovers keeper off lightly.
Celtic are, of course, a team vying for Champions League qualification at the moment, but Sunderland are a Championship side and such abysmal defeats should not happen against Scottish opposition, be it against the Hoops or Abroath.
Simon Grayson’s side, who also lost 3-0 to St Johnstone earlier in the summer, have five days in which to recover mentally and physically as they face Derby in the Championship on Friday night.
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