Sunderland’s Vito Mannone took a bit of stick on social media following his mistake in a friendly.
Sunderland slumped to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat away to St Johnstone in a pre-season on Saturday afternoon.
Striker James Vaughan was handed his Sunderland debut but it was hardly a dream bow for the former Everton man, with Steven McLean and a double from David Wotherspoon effectively ending the contest within the first 24 minutes.
Black Cats goalkeeper Vito Mannone was culpable for what was a rather bizarre first goal.
McLean smashed home an indirect free kick on 19 minutes, after the Italian failed to control a routine back pass and handled the ball after it crossed the line.
The 29-year-old is no stranger to goalkeeping howlers, having had a number of them during his time at Sunderland and previously Arsenal.
And fans of the Wearside club believe that newly-appointed manager Simon Grayson needs to offload the perceived liability this summer.
It is not the ideal way to endear yourself to a new manager, and the Sunderland boss might well consider whether Mannone is the best man for the job next season.
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