Patrick Roberts has stated he has cherished the trip that has taken him from League One to the Premier League with Sunderland.
Roberts got here off the bench within the play-off ultimate and arrange Eliezer Mayenda’s equaliser because the Black Cats got here from a aim right down to promotion.
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Having arrived on Wearside in January 2022, the 28-year-old winger has now loved two promotion wins at Wembley in 4 seasons.
“It is an important day and particularly for me personally,” he informed BBC Radio Newcastle.
“It has been an excellent trip with this membership and to get again to the Premier League, I am very grateful. It has been a privilege.”
Roberts says that he picked up a calf harm within the first leg of the play-off semi-final with Coventry Metropolis.
He battled by the second leg however then confronted a race towards time to get match for the ultimate, with head coach Regis Le Bris deciding to solely use him in its place.
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However with the sport going towards them, Roberts was despatched on simply earlier than the hour-mark, happening to make a huge impact.
And with Sunderland’s success, he’s certainly one of 4 gamers together with Anthony Patterson, Luke O’Nien and Dennis Cirkin to have featured towards the Blades and within the 2-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers within the League One play-off ultimate three years in the past.
“My goal after I got here right here was to carry this membership again to the place it belongs, the place I believe it belongs and the followers suppose it belongs,” he stated.
“That was the principle goal. However the first one was to get out of League One, which was a tricky previous ask after 4 years.
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“We did that and also you simply begin believing from there.
“We had a foul season final 12 months ending sixteenth and this 12 months we have completed fourth. We beat a very good crew in Coventry, after which Sheffield United so it exhibits the character and resilience of this group.”