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Sunderland's on-loan striker Steven Fletcher has been hailed as a hit at Marseille by the club's top scorer Michy Batshuayi.

The Scot set up the winner for the Belgian striker at Angers to end Marseille's nightmare run of 11 Ligue 1 games without a win.

Batshuayi, a summer target for West Ham and Tottenham, said: “He is a player I really like. He helps me a lot – and the same for the team.

"I hope we are going to continue to play together. It is easier on the pitch for me when he is there. When I play on my own, I attract all the defenders.

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"When he is there, knowing that he is strong in challenges, especially in the air, he monopolises the other defenders. Two attackers against four opponents is better.”

Batshuayi, 22, has now scored 16 goals in 35 Ligue 1 matches this season.