"In the first half Sunderland were excellent and sometimes you have to change things around," the Blues boss said after the 1-1 draw at St Andrew's. "They caused us a lot of problems and scored a wonderful goal but I thought the second half was a fantastic game between two really good teams. "Roy Keane has put together a really good side which I believe has every chance of promotion. "It was a great advert for the Championship and Sunderland are a different side from the start of the season under the control of Keane. "All credit to Sunderland as they are a real threat for promotion but we are looking forward to the challenge. "After what has been said in recent weeks it was good to have St. Andrew's back to what it used to be. It was a great atmosphere.
"I have a young side and they are a resilient mob."