Does life for a Sunderland fan get any better than this? Not only did the Black Cats make a winning return to the top-flight - but the man who grabbed their dramatic late winner was none other than Michael Chopra, the player Newcastle supporters said was not good enough for the Premier League.

Chopra's stoppage-time strike capped a fine first day for the Wearsiders, who have now won as many home games as they did in the whole of their last season in the top flight.

Chopra will hog the headlines but, for many, the real man of the match was centre half Paul McShane.

The man with the Beatles haircut was the stand out in Sunderland's Fab Four - a defence that successfully shackled a Spurs side boasting more than £40 million of attacking talent.

Nyron Nosworthy was equally impressive alongside him, and summer signing Dickson Etuhu won tackle after tackle at the heart of midfield.

There are areas to work on - Anthony Stokes and Daryl Murphy created little in the opening hour - but Sunderland could hardly have asked for more on their eagerly-awaited return to the big time. The Roy Keane bandwagon rolls on.