Guy Mowbray cheekily gets Alan Shearer to praise Sunderland during World Cup commentary | OneFootball

Chemsdine Talbi’s World Cup outing for Morocco sparked a playful on-air exchange as Guy Mowbray nudged Alan Shearer into praising Sunderland during the Group C meeting with Brazil. Sunderland Echo notes that the back-and-forth came as the winger entered the fray.

Talbi came on as a second-half substitute after an eye-catching first campaign on Wearside following the club’s return to the Premier League.

Under Régis Le Bris, Sunderland finished seventh to qualify for Europe, and Talbi etched his name into recent folklore with the equaliser at St James’ Park in the win over Newcastle United.

His appearance prompted Mowbray to underline the club’s presence at the tournament. “One of 12 Black Cats to be playing at this World Cup, which is two more than the Real Madrid contingent, Alan!”

Shearer teased that Mowbray sounded like a Sunderland fan, Mowbray invited his North East knowledge to shine, and the former striker then accepted the prompt, saying Sunderland had a great season, a point Mowbray joked was made without gritted teeth.

Source: Sunderland Echo