4:33PM, Wed Oct 17, 2012

Sunderland Defender Carlos Cuellar Back To Full Fitness For Derby Against Newcastle

Carlos Cuellar: Looking forward to Wear-Tyne derby

Carlos Cuellar claims to have worked his way back to full fitness just in time for Sunderland's derby date with Newcastle.

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Summer signing Cuellar was recently forced to sit out two games with a hamstring strain, but returned to the side for a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City last time out.

The 31-year-old defender believes important minutes picked up in that encounter, and hard work during the international break, will have him in peak condition for his first taste of Wear-Tyne rivalries on Sunday.

"This is a good opportunity for me, it's a derby game," Cuellar told the Sunderland Echo.

"The City game was the first one I played after my injury, but now I've had a bit more time to prepare and I feel great.

"We've had the opportunity to have a break, to relax and prepare for the game on Sunday."

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