MUKIELE ON DEFEAT

Nordi Mukiele reflected on his first start for Sunderland, missing a massive headed chance to equalise and being able to now focus on the league.

MISSED HEADER

"Yes, it’s a good chance. I’m very angry about myself because I should have scored this one. I’m still confident because I know the next one I’m going to score.”

GAME OF TWO HALVES

“We conceded only one chance and they scored and after, in the second half, we did really good. The second half and the first half were in the same game, and I think we deserved to win this game."

FOCUS ON BRENTFORD

"We deserved to score more than one goal, but football is like this, and the only thing we can say is congrats to Huddersfield because they did what they had to do, and now they go to the next round. We have to stay calm, and we have an important game this weekend. We have to be focused on this game and put this one behind us.”

FIRST SAFC START

“First of all, I’m really happy to be back on the pitch. It’s been a long time since I last played, and I think I did a good thing. I also have to do more, better things than today, but I’m looking forward and I’m really excited for the next weekend and the next game and the next game also.”

SUNDERLAND TRANSFER

“It all seemed to happen very quickly. I think I've learned a lot of things in football since I started my career. This challenge is very exciting and I also want to bring my experience I had before in my previous team. I think it’s something really exciting and also for the fans and the story of this club. For me, it’s something special. Maybe other people will not understand, but I understand this, and I don’t regret this choice, and I will give everything for this club to put them where they deserve to be.”