Paolo Di Canio felt his Sunderland players performed like 'warriors' as they claimed a 3-0 derby victory at Newcastle United. Spectacular strikes from Stephane Sessegnon, Adam Johnson and David Vaughan saw the Black Cats to three much-needed points at St James' Park. Victory on Tyneside was Di Canio's first as Sunderland boss, in his first derby, and he admits he could not have asked for any more from his squad. He told Sky Sports: "They were warriors. You can't be more proud than this. They did everything, they gave everything, they left all of their energy on the field. "It was a fair result at 3-0, so I am very happy for them because they really suffered during the game. It was hard because we knew that we had a team in front of us with fantastic ability and quality. "They worked through the strategy in a perfect way and it was a good result. It was an important result and they deserved it, so I am happy. "It means that what I thought when I signed, there is quality in this team. There is absolute quality and it is important that we use it in the right way and play together as a team. Sums it up for me. I love Paolo, I do.
Say what you like, any manager that get's the measure of this Derby is worth his salt, you can't manage either of our clubs and not appreciate what a big deal it is, as Niall Quinn said, it's where legends are made, and songs will be sang about you.
