"Something had to give and it was not Sunderland's unbeaten home Premier League record. Instead Manchester City's winning streak came to a juddering halt as Pep Guardiola's side spurned a chance to move within two points of Arsenal at the top of the table. Hats or should that be chapeaus off to Regis Le Bris and his clever and courageous Sunderland team for not merely frustrating City but offering Gianluigi Donnarumma scope to remind everyone precisely why he is a world-class goalkeeper."
"As the final whistle blew, Erling Haaland had been contained, City's run of eight straight wins in all competitions was over and it was all too easy to see why the Stadium of Light DJ has taken to playing the Dave Clark Five's Glad All Over' shortly before kick-off. It was Haaland's first visit to the Stadium of Light and City's no 9 did not take long to make his mark."
Sunderland held Manchester City to a 0-0 draw at the Stadium of Light, ending Manchester City's eight-match winning run in all competitions. Gianluigi Donnarumma produced several important saves to deny Sunderland's chances and preserve the clean sheet. A Bernardo Silva goal was disallowed by a sharp-eyed linesman and a lengthy VAR review for a marginal offside after Erling Haaland's flick-on from a Rayan Cherki corner. Sunderland under Regis Le Bris frustrated City with disciplined defending and physical play, with Brian Brobbey showing strength to challenge Ruben Dias but failing to convert chances.
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