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'It has been a tough road back'
Niall Huggins spoke to BBC Radio Newcastle after Sunderland's 4-0 pre-season victory against South defender has been ruled out since suffering a knee injury in December explained: "It's been great to be back there, it's been a long time. I'm feeling good and I just want to get back to how I was feeling two years ago."It is really underestimated how tough it is mentally. Last time, I had a good run of games and something happens out of nowhere. It has been a tough road back with so many ups and downs. I am just appreciative to be back on the pitch and play football again."We all believe we can do it [in the Premier League] and everyone is looking forward to it. We have a really strong team which we are improving in the off-season. We are going to do what we can to stay up and compete. We are all looking forward to the challenge."Listen in full
