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 £5.5 million in August as McNair ended a five-year stay at Old Trafford having played 27 times for the club.
New boss Jose Mourinho took McNair on a preseason tour of Asia and wanted him only to leave on loan, but the Northern Ireland international was not interested in the thought of a temporary departure.