Newcastle 0-3 Sunderland: 5 Lessons Learned From One Sided Derby

5. Jozy Altidore Is A Monster

Although the headlines will deservedly go Adam Johnson's way, football is no one-man game. Bill Shankly once said, you need eight man to carry the piano and three men to play it, and off today's evidence Jozy Altidore should start his own goods-lifting business. Though he didn't get on the scoresheet himself, the American did everything but, tormenting the Magpies defence with darting runs, making a nuisance of himself in the air and providing excellent service for those on bombing forward. Indeed, it was his excellent pass to Jack Colback that helped set up the eventual rout, picking out Jack Colback with an insightful ball and allowing the midfielder to go on to test Tim Krul before Johnson's tap-in. Of course strikers will always be measured by their goals, but if Altidore can continue to supply the weaponry to dent massed defences, you'll forgive him an effort or two. His presence is instrumental in making space for Sunderland's smaller men €“ witness when he help up three men by himself in the 38th minute and still got a shot off €“ and as long as he can maintain his wrecking-ball approach, the Black Cats will be able to hurt most teams.