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Chris Rigg’s goal for Sunderland enough to see off Middlesbrough

DELIGHTED Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris hailed local lad Chris Rigg after the teenager bagged the derby winner against Middlesbrough in a 1-0 victory.

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The Football League Paper Team
22 September 2024

By John Lyons

DELIGHTED Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris hailed local lad Chris Rigg after the teenager bagged the derby winner against Middlesbrough in a 1-0 victory.
The 17-year-old’s audacious backheeled finish in the first half enabled the Black Cats to take the spoils.
“Rigg is a good symbol of what we want to create and what we want to build as a team and as a club,” said the French boss.
“He wants to improve, he still wants to understand the game. If we can share all these ideas, at the end we feel the energy as a group, as a unit, as a team even against a strong opponent.”
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