Sunderland manager David Moyes was pleased to progress as Sunderland defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-1 in the EFL Cup.
The home side took the lead at Loftus Road thanks to Sandro’s superfluous volley on the hour mark, but the Black Cats produced a swift and emphatic response as Paddy McNair’s double sent the Lads into the fourth round.
A trip to Southampton awaits, but for the time being Moyes simply praised his side and match-winner McNair.
“We played some good stuff and I'm just glad we got through as it's always a tough game coming here,” said the Sunderland boss. “I thought we did some good things tonight, especially in the second half, and I didn't think we deserved to go a goal down when we did.
“We just lacked the experienced forward players tonight who maybe could have finished the game off earlier, but some of our play was quite good.”
He continued: “I'm pleased for Paddy McNair because it's been a slow burner for him.
“He can score a goal - he has history and used to play as a number 10 as a boy before dropping back eventually.
“He's technically very good and connects with and strikes the ball very well.
When we went a goal down we didn't look like scoring – we had opportunities but nothing was going in – but we changed things around and Paddy got a couple of goals for us coming in off the left.”
