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Alan Shearer's critiques of Sunderland were right - David Moyes

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David Moyes has accepted Sunderland's fate, but reiterates his embarrassment on not delivering for Sunderland's fan-base.

Sunderland boss David Moyes has admitted he could not argue with Alan Shearer's withering critique of his relegated team's abject surrender against Swansea.

The Black Cats, who face Arsenal in the penultimate game of a dismal Premier League campaign on Tuesday evening, succumbed with barely a whimper as the Swans won 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to effectively secure their own top-flight status.

Match of the Day pundit Shearer -- the former captain and manager of Sunderland's rivals Newcastle -- was scathing as he assessed their performance, describing it as "disgraceful," "pathetic'' and "lazy,'' and Moyes found it difficult to disagree.