Power: I can’t watch Sunderland ‘Til I Die – I’m watching Tiger King!

Max Power admits the memories of Sunderland’s two Wembley defeats are too raw to relive in the second series of Sunderland ‘Til I Die.

The show began streaming on Netflix on Wednesday, and depicts the attempts of Stewart Donald and Charlie Methven to turn the club around after relegation to League One.

Power joined the club on deadline day of the 2018 summer window – provisionally on loan, the deal becoming permanent in January 2019 – and went on to be a key player under Jack Ross.

The 26-year-old scored a penalty in the shootout against Portsmouth at the end of the Checkatrade Trophy final defeat, and suffered a serious injury in the early exchanges of the playoff defeat to Charlton Athletic.

Sunderland were 1-0 up at the time.

Speaking to talkSPORT, Power said: “I watched the first series at the time because I wasn't involved in it.

“I asked Lee Cattermole at the time if he was going to watch it and he never, to be fair.

“When I looked at it from his point of view, he'd been a servant at the club for a long time, ten years, had loads of success, cup finals, staying in the Premier League for many years.

“All of a sudden he's got TV cameras around for a full season in a year the club gets relegated.

“From his point of view, he didn't want to relive that and for me this time around, we had two Wembley defeats in three months.

“I ruptured ankle ligaments in the play-off final.

“So for me it's not something I want to relive at the moment.

“I'm sure it's a good watch and I did enjoy the first one as a neutral.

“But when you're part of the club, I don't want to bring those memories back up at the moment.

“I've been watching Tiger King!”

Sunderland’s players are currently following a fitness programme devised by the backroom staff during the nationwide lockdown.

Their running and gym work is being tracked and monitored by an app as the club await further developments as to what will happen next in their campaign.

The Black Cats stood seventh in League One when the season was suspended due to the coronavirus.