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Van Aanholt: I’m back to my best
- Updated: December 1, 2016
Patrick Van Aanholt insists there is nothing wrong with his heart, claiming he has never felt better.
The Netherlands international was withdrawn from Sunderland’s starting line-up just 15 minutes before kick-off at Tottenham in September, after a late phone call from a cardiologist to Sunderland’s club doctor.
At the time there were concerns that the left-back was suffering from a heart complaint, but he has gone on to be one of Sunderland’s most consistent players in the ten games since.
In his first televised interview since the incident, the 26-year-old told Sky Sports News HQ: “The manager has played me every single minute since the incident that day at Tottenham.
“I’m running up and down the pitch so everything is fine. Everyone who knows me knows there is nothing wrong with me – and there is nothing wrong with my heart either.
“Did I get upset and frustrated at the time? Yes, when you read that you have heart problems when people didn’t hear the truth from me.
“But you can see it hasn’t affected me on the pitch …
