Carra on Kone ‘problem’

Jamie Carragher analysed Sunderland defender Lamine Kone’s performance against Arsenal on Monday Night Football, describing his performance in the 4-1 defeat as “not acceptable”.

Kone played at the heart of Sunderland’s defence during Sunderland’s defeat to the Gunners, which left them rock bottom of the Premier League and with the worst-ever start to a Premier League season after 10 games.

He joined Sunderland last January from Lorient and his arrival helped the club avoid relegation under Sam Allardyce, but this season the Black Cats have yet to record a win in the league.

The 27-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Everton this summer and asked to leave the Stadium of Light but Sunderland boss David Moyes refused to sell the defender, despite receiving an offer from the Toffees.

Kone then committed his long-term future to the Black Cats by signing a new five-year contract but after his performance against the Gunners, Carragher has labelled him as a “major problem” for Moyes.

“There’s one player on the pitch whose attitude has been nowhere near acceptable and that’s Kone at the back,” Carragher told Monday Night Football.

“He was a man mountain last season, him and Jermain Defoe virtually kept them up. …

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