ANGRY Gus Poyet launched a bizarre attack on the media after denying that Sunderland’s defeat at Valley Parade was his lowest point in management.

The Black Cats boss ripped into reporters after City’s 2-0 win and accused them of “wanting to know too many things.”

Poyet was barracked by Sunderland’s away support at the final whistle but when asked about it by reporters, the Uruguayan hit back: “The problem is you, not me.

“I’m not going to get involved any more. If we close Sunderland – if we put a China Wall around the city – it would be fantastic.

“Now when we let you in and you get out and say what you want we’ve got a problem. I invite every Sunderland fan and people around the club not to listen to any one of you - only to me.”

Poyet even took issue with a question about the absence of Jermain Defoe, responding: “You need to know too many things and we try not to give you too much information.

“He was injured, he got a little problem on his calf and we don’t know how long it is going to take.”

Poyet also felt that referee Kevin Friend was wrong not to award a first-half penalty for Rory McArdle’s tackle on Steven Fletcher in the City box.

Poyet added: “We tried our best and I think no regrets because everybody put in their best effort and their best ability to play under the circumstances.

“They found a goal from an action that can happen in any game. Then when we started understanding a way to hurt Bradford, at that moment we needed to score and the referee needed to do his job and he didn’t.”

Opposite number Phil Parkinson thought McArdle had won the ball cleanly. He said: “It was a terrific challenge. I was surprised when their bench jumped up for it.”

But Poyet was magnanimous enough to praise City’s performance – and refused to point a finger at the playing surface as he had before the game. He added: “I’m not going to complain about the pitch – we didn’t lose because of the pitch.

“Bradford won at Stamford Bridge on a great pitch and they played here and beat us on this pitch so you need to give plenty of credit to what they do.”