Sunderland fans are just learning now quite how inconsistent the England international is, which goes to explain Roberto Mancini’s issue with playing him in any games of importance. Flits in and out of the match and always appears dangerous without ever really being dangerous. Bizarrely, despite being 25 years of age now, he’s still referred to as a ‘prospect’, but the time has come for him to deliver more than an impressive highlights reel.











