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Moyes happy with seventh, say Sky

David Moyes was keeping his team's seventh place in the Premier League in perspective after today's win over Newcastle, acknowledging that though his sights were set a lot higher, the finish was "a good one" given their poor start to the season.

After watching his team guarantee they finished four points above big-spending Merseyside derby rivals Liverpool, Moyes was relatively satisfied.

He told Sky Sports: "We have finished in a decent league position. As I said in my programme notes, I don't think saying that you finished seventh, eighth or ninth is okay. I think you have always got to aim for first or second. Or certainly the Champions League.

"I would hope that people will put in perspective where we have been and what we are trying to do. Maybe our league position is a good one in the end."

The match was shrouded slightly by a red card for Tim Cahill after the final whistle when the Australian sparked a mass scuffle by putting his hands to the throat of Yohan Cabaye. Moyes was disappointed by the incident and thought referee Andre Marriner did not deal with the situation in the correct manner.

Marriner had resisted the temptation to send off Newcastle's Cheick Tiote, who was booked in the first half before going on to commit several fouls prior to his 81st minute substitution.

And Moyes said: "I thought maybe the referee could have shown a bit of common sense.

"I think he showed common sense with Tiote. I think he had about four fouls after his booking and he gave him the nod to take him off."

Quotes or other material sourced from Sky Sports

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