Others may have given up on Adnan Januzaj, but David Moyes remains a huge fan of the Belgian winger.
The former Manchester United manager gave the youngster his professional debut in the 2013 Community Shield and was bailed out by him in a 2-1 victory at Sunderland in October of that year.
It's no surprise, therefore, that the Scot was keen to bring Januzaj to the Stadium of Light after replacing Sam Allardyce over the summer.
But he can't be too happy with the 21-year-old's latest appearance on Wearside.
Sunderland were being run ragged by Arsenal, but were only a goal behind going into the last half hour.
And they took their chance when it arrived, with Jermain Defoe converting from the penalty spot after Duncan Watmore was brought down by Petr Čech.
1:54pm: Defoe equalises
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/792348901009416193
Sensing an opportunity to get an undeserved but potentially crucial three points, Moyes unleashed Januzaj from the bench.
1:59pm: Januzaj replaces Steven Pienaar
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/792350170126188544
And he certainly made an instant impact on the scoreline, albeit not in the direction Moyes would have hoped.
2:02pm: Giroud makes it 2-1
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/792350789683572736
2:06pm: Giroud scores again to make it 3-1
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/792351894509355008
2:07pm: Alexis Sánchez gets Arsenal's fourth
https://twitter.com/SunderlandAFC/status/792352206003531776
So, for those of you keeping score, Sunderland were level for four minutes before introducing Januzaj. Three minutes later, they were behind once more. And five minutes after that it was 4-1.
Januzaj and Moyes must be the first people to cross paths with the Black Cats and pass on their bad luck to everyone else.
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