article_snippet: The 27-year-old Sunderland winger is understood to have told Sunderland, who appointed Dick Advocaat as new manager on Tuesday following the dismissal of Gus Poyet, that The 27-year-old Sunderland winger is innocent.
article_snippet: And while publicly club officials moved to suspend The 27-year-old Sunderland winger, privately club officials want to keep The 27-year-old Sunderland winger fit in the event that The 27-year-old Sunderland winger is cleared in time to join club officials fight against relegation.
article_snippet: The idea is to keep The 27-year-old Sunderland winger ready so that if the allegations are dropped The 27-year-old Sunderland winger can go straight back into the side.
article_snippet: All Sunderland staff were called to meetings following the arrest and warned away from posting anything about it on social media and from speaking to the press.
article_snippet: Sunderland's players look lost during Sunderland's players 4-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday .
article_snippet: Sunderland Sunderland appoint Advocaat as manager .
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