It's perhaps slightly harsh to make Sunderland's joint top-scorer in all competitions last season the third lowest ranked player in the squad. The Spanish midfielder looked out of his depth at the start of the season, like many others in red and white, but put in some very decent performances under Dick Advocaat before injury struck.
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