Defeat Was Gut-Wrenching

David Moyes admits Sunderland's late 2-1 defeat by Manchester City was gut-wrenching on his return to management.


Moyes lost his first Premier League game since being dismissed as Manchester United manager, following a 2-0 defeat to Everton in April 2014, after replacing new England boss Sam Allardyce at Sunderland in July.


He said: “It was gut-wrenching. We did a great job in containing them as best we could. We had a game plan, we knew we weren't going to have an awful lot of the ball, and we had just about done the job - but just about is not enough. I'm disappointed with the way we defended the second goal. I think we backed off too much and allowed the ball to be played across the six-yard box, which made it really difficult whether it be a defender or a striker with a great chance of scoring a goal or an own goal. But overall I thought the players did really well. I don't want to pat them on the back for losing, but a pat on the back would come from the way they stuck at their job, kept going and coming very close to getting a result.”