SUNDERLAND boss, David Moyes has showered praises on Victor Anichebe's impact after the Nigerian bagged a brace in Black Cats 3-0 win over Hull City.
Skipper Jermain Defoe put the hosts in front at the Stadium of Light with his 150th Premier League goal, Anichebe - signed on a free in September struck twice to to lift the side off the drop zone.
Anichebe who scored his first Premier League brace since December 2006, when he scored twice for Everton against Newcastle, Moyes told a post-match news conference, "I thought Victor was immense. He wants to be loved and I think the supporters do love him. He is a real powerful boy.
"I thought Victor was more impressive then he was at Bournemouth."
Hull manager Mike Phelan similarly concluded that Sunderland's strikers proved the difference as he was frustrated by his own team's failures at both ends.
"You can't, at this level, give away the goals that we gave away," he said. "The small margin is putting the ball in the net.
"Their strikers put the ball away through our lack of concentration. We should have contributed more by putting the ball in the net."
