Sunderland boss David Moyes has admitted he could not argue with Alan Shearer's withering critique of his relegated team's abject surrender against Swansea.
The Black Cats, who face Arsenal in the penultimate game of a dismal Premier League campaign on Tuesday evening, succumbed with barely a whimper as the Swans won 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to effectively secure their own top-flight status.
Match of the Day pundit Shearer was scathing as he assessed their performance, describing it as 'disgraceful', 'pathetic' and 'lazy', and Moyes found it difficult to disagree.
Asked about Shearer's comments - which were mirrored by fans on social media - at his pre-match press conference, he said: 'I'd have to say that I think in many ways, he was right.