Ghana captain John Mensah insists Sulley Muntari didn\u2019t require a crash course in Sunderland\u2019s exploits this season, thanks to the exploits of his national team-mates.
\nMuntari becomes the third Ghanaian at the Stadium of Light after arriving on a season-long loan spell from Inter Milan for a second crack at English football following a year at Portsmouth earlier in his career.
\nInternational team-mates Mensah and Asamoah Gyan helped persuade the 26-year-old to join Sunderland, despite interest from other Premier League clubs.
\nBut Mensah claims Muntari was well aware of the progress being made on Wearside, with Sunderland becoming big news in their homeland. Mensah said: \u201cI had spoken to Sulley before he came here, I told him what Sunderland was like.
\n\u201cWe all know he is a good player. He helped Portsmouth to win the FA Cup and he had a really successful time. \u201cWhen he was at Inter Milan he won two league titles and the European Cup, so he has fantastic ability. He is a big player.
\n\u201cWe have played many times for Ghana together and he will improve the team. \u201cHe is hard-working and he is different to the other midfielders. \u201cHe is used to English football as well, so he should not need much time to adapt now he is back.
\n\u201cHe knows Sunderland are a big team and their reputation around the world is growing. \u201cI have told Sulley this, but he already knew how well we were doing. \u201cSunderland are sixth in the table and people in Africa and Ghana are more aware of them.
\n\u201cWhen I came here for the first time I knew Sunderland could be a good team. \u201cWe have worked hard with the manager and you can see the improvements we have made.\u201d
\nMensah is expected to remain on the bench for Tuesday clash with Chelsea after returning to the squad against Blackpool in Sunderland\u2019s last outing. The 28-year-old has been out since December with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana captain John Mensah insists Sulley Muntari didn\u2019t require a crash course in Sunderland\u2019s exploits this season, thanks to the exploits of his national team-mates. Muntari becomes the third Ghanaian at the Stadium of Light after arriving on a season-long loan spell from Inter Milan for a second crack at English football following a year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n