Tranmere Rovers sent this classy message to Sunderland after Papa John's Trophy defeat

Tranmere Rovers have sent a classy message to Sunderland after their Papa John’s Trophy win.

A Lynden Gooch goal was enough to separate the two sides at Wembley, Gooch taking advantage of a brilliant Aiden McGeady pass.

Sunderland won the Papa John's Trophy final at Wembley, beating Tranmere Rovers.placeholder image
Sunderland won the Papa John's Trophy final at Wembley, beating Tranmere Rovers.

After the game, Tranmere tweeted: "Absolutely no shame in that performance lads, we go again!

“Congratulations to @SunderlandAFC and good luck for the rest of the season.”

Sunderland don’t have much time to enjoy the cup success, they travel to Accrington Stanley on Wednesday evening.

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