Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill says his debut win over Blackburn Rovers was a dream come true.

Seb Larsson's dramatic late free-kick ensured O'Neill's first match as Black Cats boss ended in victory to lift the Wearsiders out of the drop zone.

O'Neill roared: "You could sense the confidence coming back into the team and to get the winner right at the end was just a dream.

"The crowd were fantastic, they kept with us. The players were very determined today and it can be hard when you are playing here and wanting to please people. At some point a couple of things will go wrong and you will get that feeling of frustration and anger. But today it was great."