I think I wrote a few months back that Westwood had nothing to worry about wrt Mannone. He made awful howlers against West Ham and others when at Arsenal, and looked all at sea in other games. But I was very impressed with him last night, and not just the penalties - his open play goalkeeping was very solid and commanding. I think it's hard for keepers to wear the jersey at a big club with high expectations, but Mannone has made the Sunderland jersey his own and fair play to him. We won't see Westwood back in that shirt anytime soon, even after his recovery.
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