Northern Ireland midfielder Paddy McNair admits he had no reservations about ending his Manchester United career this summer in favour of regular first-team football at Sunderland.
The 21-year-old joined the Black Cats along with fellow United academy graduate Donald Love for a combined £5.5million in August as McNair ended a five-year stay at Old Trafford having played 27 times for the club.
New United boss Jose Mourinho took McNair on a pre-season tour of Asia and wanted him only to leave on loan, but the player was not interested in a temporary departure.
'I went on the pre-season tour and after I spoke to Mourinho and he said to me he would like me to go out on loan,' McNair said.