And that spirit and sense of togetherness and looking out for one another, that's what's going to carry us through this tragedy.

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Unity has been a feature of the Sunderland side since Keane took over in August 2006 and Hourihane says this sense of togetherness has spread to the youth side.

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"You can see a tremendous sense of togetherness and spirit and we have quality to go with it, and when you bring that to a football match you have a great chance, " Coyle added.

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