Etuhu: We'll make Liverpool pay
Sunderland midfielder Dickson Etuhu cannot wait for the chance to
erase the memories of the Black Cats' nightmare at Wigan last
weekend.
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The 25-year-old summer signing has played every minute of the
Black Cats' Premier League campaign to date.
But last Saturday's events at the JJB Stadium have gone a long way
towards dissipating the feelgood factor at the Stadium of Light
after an encouraging start.
Roy Keane's men simply crumbled as Emile Heskey's opener and two
second-half penalties - and it could have been more - handed Chris
Hutchings a second successive victory.
The Wearsiders headed for home well-beaten after failing to
reproduce the heroics which had secured them four points against
Tottenham and Birmingham.
With Liverpool heading for the north-east on Saturday, Sunderland
could have asked for easier opponents but midfielder Etuhu for one
is intent on making the Reds pay for his disappointment.
He said: "I can't get the Wigan result out of my head.
"I can't remember how good it felt to beat Spurs in our first game
because losing at Wigan makes it feel like the good things have
been wasted.
"It has ruined my week. I've not watched any other football this
week because I can only think of our result.
"I've found it hard to let it go. We have to learn from our
mistakes and put it all right on Saturday."
Keane will again be without winger Carlos Edwards, who damaged a
hamstring at Birmingham, while he will make a late check on skipper
Dean Whitehead's knee injury, although defender Paul McShane is
expected to be ft after having 10 stitches put into a head
wound.
The Irishman has made a point of rotating his side throughout his
time on Wearside - he made four changes last week, not all of them
enforced - and it would be no surprise if he did the same this time
around.
Etuhu, a £1.5million signing from Norwich, is desperate to hang on
to his place after a good start to his career at the Stadium of
Light.
However, he insists that if he is one of the victims of Keane's
rotation policy, that will simply make him more determined to prove
his worth.
He told the Sunderland Echo: "The boys who were here last season
said that the gaffer likes to keep it fresh and makes a lot of
changes.
"That keeps people hungry and on their toes.
"I really want to get out there against Liverpool to try to get
last Saturday out of my system.
"If I'm dropped, I'll come in on Monday an angry man wanting to
show the manager I should be playing.
"Having strong competition is a sign you are at a big club. All the
best clubs have it and I think I'll enjoy it."
Who is this Etuhu ? 
