Quality Roefs is keeping Cats safe

ROBIN ROEFS heads to Old Trafford with inform Sunderland already hailed as one of the bargain buys of this summer's transfer window.

- BY IAN MURTAGH

The Black Cats' bold recruitment drive is bearing fruit, with Regis Le Bris' revamped side unbeaten in four games and tipped to snatch only their second league win at Manchester United since 1968. Roefs is one of several new arrivals to hit the ground running, with Le Bris convinced that Sunderland struck gold when they paid NEC Nijmegen just £10 million for the 22-year-old goalkeeper.

"Our recruitment team was aware of him but for me, I discovered Robin in the summer," said Le Bris.

"And when I analysed his profile, it was clear that he was one of the best I've ever seen during this transfer window. It is not easy to find a goalkeeper with such good qualities in different areas.