Chris Coleman was pleased with the character shown by his Sunderland players - but admitted he was frustrated with the result at Millwall.
Sunderland U23s boss Elliott Dickman is convinced that some of his players can make the first team grade on Wearside, but insists they still have plenty of development to do.
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