"The Champions League is a little bit nearer, but there are six games still to play and we are five points better off than Liverpool. We have to maintain that.
"The first half was for Sunderland. Sunderland played better than us and deserved to win the first half.
"In the second half, we showed another attitude and after the early goal by Gianfranco Zola, everybody started to believe in victory.
"The match was, I think, good because both teams wanted to win.
When questioned about young Carlton Cole, Claudio replied "It was an amazing goal.
"The boy has very good skill and it's important for him now to grow up slowly, slowly. But he has very good quality."