By Luke French

SUNDERLAND 0

COVENTRY CITY 3
Sakamoto 45, O’Hare 67, Palmer 70

STAR MAN
CALLUM O’HARE Coventry

MICHAEL Beale’s first game as Sunderland head coach ended in dismay as his side slumped to defeat at home to Coventry City.
Beale was confirmed as Tony Mowbray’s successor on Monday, but his maiden outing in charge of his new club did not go to plan as Coventry swept to an emphatic success.
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto opened the scoring for Mark Robins’ side in first-half stoppage time, with Callum O’Hare and Kasey Palmer also finding the net in the second half.
Beale admitted: “To...