John O’Shea: “It’s (fighting relegation) not something I’m used to.
“So you could say it’s a new experience for me.
“But in its own way, I don’t think it is any different from when you’re chasing for a title – it’s all about the importance of winning pressure games.
“You faced that all the time at Old Trafford and you got used to it, so it is not going to affect me playing in pressure games at the other end of the table.
“It all comes down to everyone in the team focusing completely on the job they’ve got to do, making sure they do it and looking to help out and support their team-mates along the way.
“While there’s no denying the Norwich game is a massive one for us because it’s the next one up and the next game is always the most important – I wouldn’t say that it is like a cup final.
“There are nine games to go this season, so if you’re talking cup finals, every one of them is a cup final – they’re all opportunities to pick up points to get us towards safety.
“The bottom line is that we have to go out and handle the pressure and win a few games and I’ve got no doubt at all that we’re a good enough side to do that.”
Teams P GD PTS 1 Manchester United 28 37 71 2 Manchester City 28 27 59 3 Tottenham Hotspur 29 15 54 4 Chelsea 28 26 52 5 Arsenal 28 21 47 6 Liverpool 29 20 45 7 Everton 28 9 45 8 West Bromwich Albion 29 2 43 9 Swansea City 29 4 40 10 Fulham 28 -5 33 11 Stoke City 29 -8 33 12 West Ham United 28 -9 33 13 Newcastle United 29 -10 33 14 Norwich City 29 -18 33 15 Sunderland 29 -9 30 16 Southampton 29 -12 28 17 Aston Villa 29 -26 27 18 Wigan Athletic 28 -22 24 19 Reading 29 -21 23 20 Queens Park Rangers 29 -21 23
Source: Sunderland-Mad
Source: FOOTYMAD
