Hair-raising Cisse gives Toon a cruel cut

WORD has it that the extrovert Djibril Cisse is planning to dye his hair red and white in an extravagant gesture of celebration to mark Sunderland’s historic Wear-Tyne derby victory over Newcastle.

Manager Roy Keane says he has a “funny story’’ to tell about how Sunderland came to sign the former Liverpool striker this summer on a season-long loan from Marseille. But that particular tale, Keane insists, is for another day.

For now, he is content that Cisse’s distinctive appearance is as much a distraction for defenders as the striking quality he demonstrated when opening the scoring on the day Sunderland achieved their first home win against their fierce rivals since April 1980.