David Moyes will return to former club Manchester United on Monday as Sunderland make a Boxing Day stop at Old Trafford.
Sunderland are looking to build on a run which has seen them take 12 points from their last seven games and the Black Cats boss is focused on seeing his team continue their resurgence.
“I’m looking forward to it, going back there,” Moyes said. “It’s a great place to be a manager and a great privilege to have managed that football club.”
He added: “We’re in a better position; we’ve got ourselves back in it and won some games. We’re back in there fighting and we’ve got to keep doing that.
“It’s a difficult Christmas period; that’s why the result against Watford was so important to start it off.
“We go there knowing Manchester United are finding some form – we have to try to stop them.”
Moyes continued: “We’re showing we can fight our way out of it.
“We didn’t play well on the day [against Watford] but we got the result and that’s what matters.”
