Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is thrilled with the goalscoring form of Jermain Defoe.

Poyet is hoping for 10 goals from the 32-year-old.

Poyet said: "It was a perfect deal, signing Jermain.

"Sometimes things happen for a reason and I hope it was that we deserved to get a player like Jermain. If he gets 10 goals we're going to finish in a very nice place."

The manager also insists he won't experiment with Defoe's form.

Poyet said: "When someone scores goals you cannot drop him. He's going to have to die on the pitch."