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Sunderland came from behind to win a point against Middlesbrough on Sunday in a hotly-contested North East derby as Leo Hjelde made his debut after leaving Leeds – and Sunderland fans reacted. Hjelde, 20, had been frozen out at Leeds by Daniel Farke after starting on the opening day – but being hooked at half-time in the 2-2 draw against Cardiff. He’s only played in the Carabao Cup for us, since. So, it came as no surprise that he was off in January. Perhaps, the only surprising bit about the move is that Sunderland paid £2m to sign him permanently. It might have been more likely, to see a loa…

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