David Moyes laughs while manager of Sunderland(Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

David Moyes' stint at Sunderland ended in disaster but the Everton manager insists he looks back on it with fond memories.

Moyes was unable to prevent Sunderland from suffering relegation from the Premier League during his spell at the club as the Black Cats slipped into the Championship at the end of the 2016/17 campaign.

It was a terrible season and an awful management reign from Moyes, who had replaced Sam Allardyce at the helm when the latter took on the England job at short notice before the start of the season. There were extenuating circumstances but Moyes' time at the Stadium of Light got off on the back foot after his dour insistence that Sunderland would be fighting relegation early in his tenure.

That set the tone for a poor season with a number of big-name signings - including club record signing Didier Ndong, Man United quartet Paddy McNair, Donald Love, Darron Gibson and Adnan Januzaj (loan) and ex-Everton players Steven Piennar, Victor Anichebe, Bryan Oviedo and Joleon Lescott - in the main looking out...