SUNDERLAND’S next step towards a Wembley appearance will be on Tuesday, January 22 against Manchester City’s Under-21s, it has been confirmed.

After defeating Newcastle United’s youngsters in the last round, the Black Cats have been waiting to learn when their Checkatrade Trophy quarter-final will take place after being paired with City.

Now Sunderland have announced that it will be next Tuesday at 7.45pm at the Stadium of Light when there is expected to be a decent crowd to see if they can take the next step towards a Wembley outing.

Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and £1 for under 16s and over 65s, when purchased up until 5pm on Monday, January 21. Season card holders will receive a black cat point if they buy and use a ticket.

After that deadline, ticket prices will rise to £10 for adults and £5 for under 16s and over 65s on the day of the match. They will be available to purchase throughout the day from the ticket office.

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Cash turnstiles will also be open from 6.30pm on the night.

City set up the trip to the Stadium of Light by beating Rochdale 4-2 in the last round having overcome Barnsley in the previous round.

Sunderland striker Andrew Nelson has, meanwhile, been linked with a move to Dundee this morning.

Reports north of the border claim Nelson, who was among the goals during a loan spell with Darlington, is wanted to bolster Dundee’s attacking power and Sunderland are open to offers to give him more experience.

Dundee have recently added Hartlepool defender Andrew Davies to their ranks.