Sunderland chairman Ellis Short admits being disappointed with last season's 13th place finish.

Short is looking for much more in the future.

He said: "There is a lot of pressure, not just to stay in the Premier League, but to improve.

"We are not happy with finishing 13th, we are not happy at all, but we realise that you need steady progress, you need continual progress.

"You don't want to finish seventh twice in a row and get relegated the next season, which has happened in the past.

"We do feel like now with Martin and with the progress we have made, we are well-positioned.

"We want to be well within the top 10 - we certainly can't promise that, but we are not happy with where we are and we do want to continue to improve, and yes, there is huge pressure to do so, both from the fans and their expectations and also just from the sheer size of the economics that are involved in the Premier League."