Former Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has recalled a fight between defenders Nedum Onuoha and John Mensah which led to then-manager Steve Bruce calling his side “a bunch of p*ssies”.
The Belgian goalkeeper’s performances in three years on Wearside convinced Liverpool to buy him in 2013.
In 2010-11, Bruce signed Onuoha on loan from Manchester City and he made 31 appearances as Sunderland finished 10th in the Premier League.
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But despite his side’s respectable campaign, the relationship between he and fellow centre-half Mensah was not the best.
“John Mensah and Nedum Onuoha were two assertive players in the dressing room, not to mention aggressive,” Mignolet told The Times.