PROUD Phil Parkinson savoured City's latest FA Cup triumph and declared: "I couldn't be happier with the lads."

Parkinson steered the Bantams into the quarter-finals for the first time in 39 years as they saw off Sunderland 2-0 at an ecstatic Valley Parade this afternoon.

Parkinson said: “There is always the danger coming into the game that there would be expectation following the Chelsea win. You could feel it that people expect you to win and we had to guard against that.

"We had to make sure we went into the game with the underdog mentality. I felt we did that, right from the first whistle. We played with a great desire and spirit.

"We made it an uncomfortable afternoon for Sunderland, which is what you have to do in big cup ties when there is such a big gulf between the two sides.

"I couldn’t be happier with the lads and how they approached it. The second goal gave us that breathing space and also killed off the game really well."