If we want to improve on last season then this is a side we have to beat,

Coming back from Europe, we only won one in 10, so we learnt a lot from that.

There is no-one more than me wants to see Mick do well at Sunderland, and I want to see Sunderland do well,

I was a little disappointed we missed the opportunity to get a second. When you get the opportunity, you've got to take it. It would have been the icing on the cake.

It's a great scalp and it's a massive victory for the club. It was excellent European performance, full of patience, discipline and control. We deserve the plaudits we will get. These are very exciting times here. Roma are one of the best sides in Italy but we controlled the game and defended ever so well and we are always capable of scoring. It gives us a good platform for second leg and our away record has been very good, so we should go there with confidence.

It was an excellent performance, a great European performance.