Sunderland are currently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, after losing against Southampton at the Stadium of Light.
Steven Gerrard has told BT Sport’s Premier League Tonight Show, which was broadcast on 12th February, that Sunderland would be a ‘bang average’ Championship side without Jermain Defoe in their side.
Sunderland are currently rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, and look to be in real danger of going down.
The Black Cats are only two points away from safety, but they are struggling to put together a consistent run of form.
Sunderland beat Crystal Palace 4-0 two weekends ago, but then lost by the same scoreline against Southampton in their most recent outing.
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And Gerrard has laid into Sunderland, after their defeat at home to the Saints.
“I look at the Sunderland team and think if you take Defoe out of that it’s a bang average Championship team, let alone a Premier League one,” the Liverpool legend said.
Sunderland have managed to narrowly avoid relegation for numerous seasons, but there are genuine concerns that they will come up short this time around.
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Sunderland are set to travel to New York on Monday, as Moyes looks to rebuild his squad’s confidence.
The Wearsiders are next in action in two weekends’ time, when they face Everton at Goodison Park.
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