Lee Johnson explains absence of Sunderland duo from MK Dons draw

Football League World

·7 February 2021

Lee Johnson explains absence of Sunderland duo from MK Dons draw

Sunderland defender Tom Flanagan missed his side’s 2-2 draw with MK Dons with a calf problem picked up in the warm-up, manager Lee Johnson has revealed.

Flanagan has initially been named in the starting lineup for the Black Cats’ on Saturday, but was withdrawn late on with Jordan Willis coming into to take his place in the starting XI.

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Now the reasons behind that late change have become clearer, and it seems as though the setback is not a serious one for Flanagan.

Explaining the reason for Flanagan’s absence, Johnson was quoted by the Sunderland Echo as saying: “He just picked up an injury in the warm up. He just felt his calf, it didn’t ping or anything like that, it was just tightness.