David Moyes: We're close to desperation at Sunderland

"That's the answer, win the remaining games."

David Moyes admits Sunderland's season has reached "desperation" point as he attempts to fight fires both on and off the field.

At the end of a week which saw Moyes apologise to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks after intimating he might "slap" her having taken exception to a question she had asked, the Scot will send the beleaguered Black Cats into battle with Manchester United knowing the writing is all but on the wall.