Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “It was important to react at home. Strong team work, intense, we showed personality with the ball, and we scored three goals today, which was really important.”
On Habib Diarra: “He is really competitive and for the squad it gives us freshness which is needed.”
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On Chemsdine Talbi: “For our wingers, our strikers and offensive players, they need to take risks. If he tries this shot from outside the box, it shows confidence.”
On what is possible for Sunderland: “For me, the target remains the same. The first target is around 40 points, maybe more. The league is tough. For us, go to 40 and see if we can get more.”
On maintaining an unbeaten record at the Stadium of Light: “It’s important because we know that the connection with our fans is key. We are a newly-promoted side, and we feel that we can change the momentum.”
On whether Granit Xhaka is fit to return: “Not yet, he is getting better, and we need to wait a bit.”
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Sunderland goalscorer Chemsdine Talbi, speaking to Sky Sports: “We did a great job today. A lot of passes, a lot of quality on the ball. And today we finished the action well. Really pleased with that and we need to continue like this.”
On his goal: “I need to watch it back, but I’m really pleased with that. We train like this every day on the pitch, so today it’s a goal. I hope to get more goals and really appreciate it.”
On ambitions this season: “We want to reach the top. If we can reach the top five, the top six, we can go through. There are a lot of matches coming but very much focus on the next match.”
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Did you know?
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Sunderland remain unbeaten at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this season (P12 W7 D5), making it the longest home unbeaten start to a top-flight campaign by a newly promoted side since Nottingham Forest went the entire 1977-78 campaign without defeat on home soil (P21 W15 D6).
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Sunderland (P12 W7 D5) are one of just seven sides that remain unbeaten on home soil across the big five European leagues this season (also Atlético de Madrid, Napoli, Juventus, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund & PSG).
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