Sunderland boss Michael Beale has heaped praise on one player in particular after the draw against Middlesbrough. Sunderland headed to the Riverside Stadium off the back of a comfortable 3-1 win over Stoke City, while they sought revenge for the 4-0 hammering in the reverse fixture back in October. Despite a promising first half display, the Black Cats were far from the best in the second and it came as no surprise when Middlesbrough eventually opened the scoring – despite wrongly being awarded a free-kick against Dan Neil in the build-up. Michael Beale’s side looked set for another defeat unt…