Danny Cowley has confirmed that he would be interested in taking the vacant Sunderland job, which has drawn an interesting reaction from fans of the North East club.

Phil Parkinson was sacked by the Black Cats on Sunday after a poor start to the season had his left side eighth and without a win in their last five games.

Cowley, who left Huddersfield Town late last season, has told the Sunderland Echo that he would be interested in taking charge at the Stadium of Light.

He said: "Sure. Sunderland are a huge football club with a wonderful history. For whatever reason they find themselves in League One but we will just have to wait and see.”

Cowley added: "We love football and of course we miss football.

“We’re some enjoying some time off and it’s been a really good opportunity for us to go away and study.

“We’re continuing to try and improve and we’re working on our pro licence at the moment.

“We’re trying to make the most of this time.”

Sunderland are understood to have been inundated with applications for the job but it has recently been reported that Gus Poyet will not be returning for his second spell in charge.

First-team coach Andrew Taylor led Sunderland in their League One game against Burton Albion last night but it seems that Cowley is a popular candidate to replace Parkinson permanently.

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Many Sunderland fans have taken to Twitter to voice their thoughts.

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