Long-awaited win can kick-start season: McCarthy
The Black Cats ended their 27-game wait for a Premiership victory with this triumph at the Riverside.
McCarthy’s men had not won in the top-flight since they beat Liverpool in December 2002, but goals in either half from Tommy Miller and Julio Arca were enough to seal victory over their Teesside rivals.
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