Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan admits there is pressure on his Sunderland team mates following last Sunday�s derby defeat to Newcastle in the league.
Gyan knows Sunderland need to respond to derby shame as they did last season when Steve Bruce�s men embarked upon a four-match unbeaten run following the drubbing at St James�s Park.
The Ghanaian striker told the Echo: �There�s definitely pressure on us now, but that�s normal after a defeat like that.
�Personally, I�m not happy because I�ve played two games and not scored.
�But we�ve just started the league and, with the kind of players we�ve got, I hope we can score some goals.
�We need to start winning some games, but we�ve got quality players who are capable of winning games.
�We�re down, but we�re not out. We�ve just got to keep our heads up and keep going.
�We understand the supporters because it�s a derby game.
�Every derby game, we play for the fans and we want to win too. We have got family behind us who want us to win too so we�re all disappointed.
�But it happened last year and afterwards we came back stronger. I hope that happens again.�
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