‘Arsenal Defeat Was A Kick Up The Backside’

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet hopes his team will come out better off after they were thrashed at Arsenal on Saturday.

Poyet is of the opinion that lessons should have been learned from the game and will go to make his side a stronger unit.

The Black Cats boss says that unless something did sink in after the game and they will be able to use what they have learnt in the cup final against Manchester City next week.

Poyet said: ‘I tell you what – if it does not help us we are going to be in trouble, badly. It was the perfect game to play before the final. Sometimes you come here and you play well and you think ‘okay, we can go to Wembley confident – it is easy’, but no.

‘Sometimes a good kick in the backside at the right time is good to wake you up, but until the game next week I cannot tell you which one it is.

‘It is true, though, that it changed plenty of things in my mind.’

Sunderland have met Manchester City once in the league this season and won the game 1-0 at the Stadium of Light.

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