admits Sunderland's season has reached "desperation" point as he attempts to fight fires both on and off the field.
At the end of a week which saw Moyes apologise to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks after intimating he might "slap" her having taken exception to a question she had asked, the Scot will send the beleaguered Black Cats into battle with Manchester United knowing the writing is all but on the wall.
Sunderland find themselves 10 points adrift of Premier League safety with just eight games left and know they will be relegated if they do not embark upon the kind of remarkable run which has saved them in the recent past.