Flo on the attack

Howard Wilkinson's side failed to register a shot on target as Liverpool struggled to break down a permanent 10-man defence, but the Sunderland striker knows that the home supporters won't accept such a negative performance at the Stadium of Light today.

"When we met Liverpool at Anfield last month they were top of the league and that was a good result for us but we haven't built on it," said the Norwegian.

"We defended well at Anfield but on Sunday it must be different. We must take the game to them and give the crowd something to shout about."