Sunderland manager David Moyes hopes his willingness to give youngsters a chance in his first team will attract some of the finest young talents in the game to the Premier League club's academy.
In a bid to inject energy into his ageing squad, Moyes has fielded 10 under 23 players in his first team this season, including defenders Paddy McNair, Donald Love and Jason Denayer, and midfielders Didier Ndong and Adnan Januzaj.
'Everton had an academy which produced young players, Manchester United had an academy which produced young players, and Sunderland have an academy which has produced,' Moyes said, referring to his previous two English clubs.