Wenger undone by an unlikely local lad

IN an era when foreign players dominate the higher echelons of the game, Sunderland manager Roy Keane maintains that at the core of every club there should be local heroes.

On Wearside, Grant Leadbitter is a case in point.

The England Under-21 international is more often than not a substitute, but that does not devalue his worth in Keane’s eyes. Why should it after Leadbitter’s contribution in coming off the bench to score an emotional goal he will remember for the rest of his life, for both personal and professional reasons?