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There are times in sport when even hard-nosed, cynical journalists like myself are moved by what they see and Grant Leadbitter's goal against Arsenal was one of those moments.
I would be the first to agree that sometimes we all take football - and sport in general - a little too seriously when you consider the bigger issues affecting our lives.
Lose your job, can't pay your mortgage, your family is about to be evicted and your home auctioned by the bank - or your football team loses 2-0 at home!
And then there is a the tragic loss of life, something Leadbitter has had to contend with this year following the death of his father.
ROY Keane hopes Sunderland have finally found their feet against the Premier League's big guns after taking points off one of the top four for the first time under his management.
Although the Black Cats could have recorded his first win against the Champions League giants were it not for Cesc Fabregas' 93rd-minute equaliser, Keane could only find positives from the 1-1 draw with Arsenal.
"I hope it is a breakthrough," he said. "We got close to Liverpool in August but lost 1-0 and the signs were decent.
"Last year Arsenal beat us 3-2 but it could have been 5-0 after 20 minutes. We got back into it and lost to a late goal and it is cutting them out.
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ROY KEANE insists Sunderland's failure to pick up points against the big guns does not worry him.
Theo Walcott's first-half goal condemned the Black Cats to a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light in yesterday's season finale, meaning Keane's men have not taken a single point against any of the top five clubs in this campaign.
On a dramatic last day, Birmingham and Reading were both relegated along with Derby, who have known their fate for some time.
Sunderland, though, guaranteed Premier League survival a fortnight ago - thanks largely to their record against the teams around them in the bottom third of the table.
