David Moyes responds to Sunderland fans who want him gone

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Sunderland are currently bottom of the Premier League table.

Sunderland manager David Moyes

David Moyes has told the Sunderland supporters that want him to be sacked as their manager that he understands why they are so frustrated at the moment, the Daily Mirror reports.

Moyes took over from Sam Allardyce in the summer, but has endured a torrid spell since arriving at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats are currently bottom of the Premier League, already five points adrift of safety and still awaiting their first win of the season in the top flight.

Unsurprisingly, that has led some to believe that the former Manchester United manager is not the right man to keep the club in the division. And he has responded to the seemingly ever-increasing number of disgruntled fans.

“My message to them would be to say I totally understand. If you don’t win games, any manager is in trouble, whether you’re at the top or at the bottom,” he said, as reported by the Mirror.

“I do think the majority of people understand the situation we are in, but I don’t take it for granted that I can get their support.

“I have to earn their support and at the moment, I could understand if they didn’t see that because of our results. I can only tell them that we’re doing everything possible to get there. I’ll keep doing it until I’m told differently.”

While things look desperately bleak for Sunderland right now, Moyes may perhaps be reminding his players that, apart from on a couple of occasions, they have only ever been beaten by the odd goal. Five of their seven defeats have seen them lose by one.

And while close defeats are almost as frustrating as heavy ones – due to how close they come to earning a share of the points – Moyes may be hoping that a bit of luck over the coming weeks will see them come out on top in the tight games.

However, if that does not happen, it is perhaps safe to assume that the calls for him to go could become too loud for the Sunderland hierarchy to ignore.