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'It looks beautiful, you're very cheeky': Sunderland manager Phil Parkinson's press conference is hilariously interrupted by voice of a mystery woman as BBC reporter forgets to put microphone on mute

Many adjectives have probably been aimed at Phil Parkinson during his managerial career but the Sunderland boss has likely rarely encountered two that were thrown his way on Thursday afternoon.

The Black Cats boss was holding his virtuak pre-match press conference ahead of their trip to League One promotion rivals Charlton Athletic on Saturday afternoon.

Due to the ongoing coronarvius pandemic, this was conducted on Zoom - as has become the norm.

Phil Parkinson's Sunderland press conference took an unusual twist on Thursday afternoon
Parkinson was called 'beautiful' and 'cheeky' by a mystery woman during the Zoom call
The Sunderland manager saw the funny side of it all as he previewed their game at Charlton

However, Parkinson's press conference took a twist when it was interrupted by a mysterious woman labelling him 'beautiful' and 'cheeky'.