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At some point, David Moyes will emerge from his post-Manchester United nightmare, but it won't happen this week.
He has suffered enough misery at Sunderland this season to last a lifetime, but with the already-relegated club's season drawing to a close with away games at Arsenal and Chelsea over the coming days, it is difficult envisage a ray of sunshine breaking through the dark grey clouds hanging over the Scot and his team.
What happens next, however, once the curtain falls on the season next Sunday is likely to be the most important decision of Moyes' career.