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The Black Cats boss demanded that his side show more desire after their "humiliation" at the hands of Aston Villa, who boosted their own survival hopes with a 6-1 victory

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio hopes his side's 6-1 hammering at the hands of Aston Villa serves to remind his players of their predicament after their two-game winning run was ended in emphatic fashion.

Di Canio had guided the Black Cats to victories over Newcastle and Everton that had boosted their hopes of Premier League survival but now lie above Villa only on goal difference.

The Italian boss believes one more win will secure their safety but demanded that his players come back down to earth quickly.

"It's a very bad defeat and our performance I'm not very happy about, obviously, but probably we thought the main job [of survival] was done," Di Canio told Sky Sports.





Sunderland were dealt a further blow in the second half when Stephane Sessegnon was sent off for a challenge on Yacouba Sylla.

The three-match suspension for a straight red card would rule the forward out for the rest of the season but Di Canio confirmed he would appeal the dismissal.

"We saw the clip and there is not a bad challenge," the former West Ham striker added. "In my opinion it wasn't a red card.




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