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Paolo Di Canio excited as he prepares for Sunderland's trip to Chelsea

Image: Paolo Di Canio: New Sunderland manager relishing trip to Chelsea

New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio is relishing the chance to take charge of his side for the first time when they visit Chelsea on Sunday.

Di Canio scored a spectacular long-range volley for West Ham at Stamford Bridge during his playing days. He added: "As a manager it is my first time at the top, I mean the very top level. "We are away from home against Chelsea, where obviously I have good memories and scored when I was a footballer. "But I'm not a footballer now, I'm a manager and now I hope my players will score there and give us some points. "It's fantastic. The players will be motivated on their own; they live to play on the big stage. "Obviously we are going to give them extra motivation to try to get a very good result."

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