"Sunderland were resilient defensively to City's early chances and possession and it looked as though the Blues would need something special to get themselves in the lead. Fortunately, Dias provided just that. In the 31st minute, Cherki passed to the Portuguese centre back, who shot from 30 yards out and the ball sailed right into the back of the net to make it 1-0. A few moments later, the Blues won a corner, mounting pressure on the Sunderland defence."
"There were still some concerns from a City perspective, given just a week ago the Blues led by the same scoreline at half time against Leeds and ended up having a late scare, needing a Foden winner late on to seal all three points. This capitulation almost happened once again when a Nunes mistake led to a golden Sunderland chance 1v1 with the goalkeeper but a fantastic Donnarumma save kept the Black Cats out."
Manchester City defeated Sunderland 3-0 to move within two points of Arsenal following Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. Dias opened the scoring with a 30-yard strike in the 31st minute. Phil Foden's inswinging delivery found Gvardiol's header to double City's lead before half-time. City nearly conceded after a Nunes error produced a one-on-one, but Donnarumma made a crucial save to preserve the clean sheet. Cherki produced a rabona cross that allowed Foden to head the third off the bar and seal the victory. City kept a clean sheet after conceding six goals in their previous two league fixtures.
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