“They need to pick up points and they’ll be looking to do that against us,” said Young.

“The are enjoying the fruits of ‘new manager syndrome’ – their results have picked up since Ricky Sbragia came in.

“They probably under-achieved beforehand, because they have got good players in their squad.

“The Stadium of Light is always a difficult place to go to, because of the crowd. It is always loud and they get behind them so it will be a tough game.”

When asked if he thinks he'll receive any stick after his time at local rivals 'Boro:“I only had a year at Boro, so I suppose it depends how the game goes,” he said.

“I enjoyed my time up there. But they beat Boro on their ground and we only drew at ours.”

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