Sunderland manager David Moyes: I was misled over January transfer cash and sale of the club

David Moyes says he would have thought twice about taking the Sunderland job had he known there would be no money to spend next month and that owner Ellis Short wanted to sell the club.

The former Manchester United manager, who took over at the Stadium of Light in late July, has revealed American billionaire Short did not inform him of his intention to sell.

Moyes also claimed promises about new year investment have been broken, leaving him no means of bringing in players to cover a spate of serious injuries.

• Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
  1	Chelsea	16	13	1	2	23	40
  2	Liverpool	16	10	4	2	20	34
  3	Arsenal	16	10	4	2	20	34
  4	Manchester City	16	10	3	3	15	33
  5	Tottenham Hotspur	16	8	6	2	16	30
  6	Manchester United	16	7	6	3	5	27
  7	West Bromwich Albion	16	6	5	5	4	23
  8	Everton	16	6	5	5	1	23
  9	Southampton	16	5	6	5	-1	21
  10	Bournemouth	16	6	3	7	-3	21
  11	Watford	16	6	3	7	-7	21
  12	Stoke City	16	5	5	6	-5	20
  13	Burnley	16	5	2	9	-11	17
  14	Leicester City	16	4	4	8	-6	16
  15	West Ham United	16	4	4	8	-13	16
  16	Crystal Palace	16	4	3	9	-3	15
  17	Middlesbrough	16	3	6	7	-6	15
  18	Swansea City	16	3	3	10	-14	12
  19	Hull City	16	3	3	10	-21	12
  20	Sunderland	16	3	2	11	-14	11

When he arrived, Moyes repeatedly spoke of 'guarantees' made by Short with regard to improving the Sunderland squad.