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Roefs is on fire for Sunderland
Sunderland’s excellent start to the season has been all the more impressive given the number of new arrivals there were in the summer. Nine of them started at Selhurst Park on Saturday as a committed defensive performance earned a deserved point for Régis Le Bris’ side, with the goalkeeper Robin Roefs enjoying an outstanding afternoon. Nordi Mukiele – who joined from Paris Saint-Germain for £12m – also put in a solid display in central defence and the France international believes they will only improve as the season progresses. “The beginning has been really good and to be honest, I don’t think the team is 100% yet,” he said. “We have new players, like I have just come now. We have done some positive things already but we haven’t known each other for a long time, so I’m waiting for the future to see how we do because we are doing well for the moment but we will get better.” Ed Aarons
