£6k-p/w Sunderland Star Drops Funny Instagram Post

Sunderland participant Luke O’Nien has jokingly mocked rivals attacker Ashley Barnes after the 2 clashed in a latest Championship sport.

What is the newest on Luke O’Nien and Sunderland?

Of their newest outing, the Black Cats managed to do their pursuit of a possible top-six end a favour as they picked up a formidable level on the street.

Certainly, travelling away to Turf Moor to tackle Championship leaders Burnley, Sunderland fought properly to maintain a clear sheet in a 0-0 draw.

Because of this, Tony Mowbray and his facet at the moment are seven factors behind Blackburn Rovers who’re sitting within the final promotion play-off spot.

Throughout the sport, nonetheless, Barnes and O’Nien challenged for the ball and it appears the Burnley man left his mark on the Sunderland 28-year-old.

Certainly, in a humorous publish made on Instagram, O’Nien shared an image of the doubtless painful incident.

He additionally added the caption: “Lads dug deeper than Ashley Barnes fingers up my nostril final night time.”

Did O’Nien play properly for Sunderland?

It is secure to say O’Nien – who earns round £6000 per week – was truly fairly necessary on this draw as he was praised for his efforts with an eight out of ten rating within the Chronicle Live participant rankings (which was one of the best within the workforce).

Certainly, journalist James Hunter was eager to dish out the plaudits, noting O’Nien “moved again into central defence and was excellent alongside [Danny] Batth.”

The identical could not actually be stated for Burnley ahead Barnes who did not impress fairly as a lot throughout his battle in opposition to the Sunderland gamers.

For example, he was handed only a 6.5/10 within the Burnley Express participant ranking as journalist Dan Black defined his troubles on the night time.

He wrote: “The striker’s response stated all of it after he’d lifted an effort over the crossbar from Josh Brownhill’s hooked move within the first half. He is now with out a aim in six appearances, however brings much more to the workforce than his ending alone. Makes use of the ball properly, influences play within the quantity 10 function, although he got here up in opposition to a decided competitor in Danny Baath.”

Ultimately, it is not a foul level for each groups because the Clarets stay 11 factors clear on the high of the desk whereas SAFC carried out properly and obtained their reward at a really troublesome venue.

And it is nice to see O’Nien was capable of see the humorous facet of issues after the sport, regardless of this probably painful incident.