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Nigel Pearson 

If Sunderland are heading into another relegation battle, then who better to secure their Premier League status than Nigel Pearson? The former Leicester City manager completed the league’s greatest escape last season following a run of seven wins in nine games.

His dismissal from the Foxes was due to off the field situations involving his son and two other youth players being involved in a racist sex tape during the club’s visit to Thailand for a pre-season tour, but there is no doubting his managerial capabilities.