POYET APPOINTED SUNDERLAND MANAGER

Sunderland have appointed former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet as their new manager on a two-year-deal,succeeding Paolo Di Canio.

Poyet,45,was officially confirmed as the club's new manager on Monday morning and was unveiled as the manager that afternoon at a press conference.

Poyet has never managed in the top flight before but had lower league success with Brighton,where he was in charge from 2008 until 2013.He won a league title and this year got Brighton into the playoffs.However,he was sacked after misconduct.

Sunderland currently lie bottom of the table with one point.They looked to be  improving under caretaker Kevin Ball but he admitted he didn't want to be the manager on a full-time basis.

"It's a huge challenge for me but I'm excited about it.The key behind my strong home record at Brighton was how well I related and integrated with the supporters so I could understand their needs",Poyet told the BBC.

Club chairman Ellis Short has said he will provide some extra funding for Poyet,despite Di Canjo spending just under £19,000,000.The money so far has been spent well but the performances aren't as good.