Man City battle past Sunderland in eight-goal thriller

Manchester City secured an eight-goal thriller victory over Sunderland, pushing their lead at the top of the Premier League table to three points. Enzo Fernandez opened the scoring for City in the ninth minute with his first goal since his £125m move from Chelsea. Sunderland promptly responded when Enzo le Fee delivered a brilliant pass for Brian Brobbey, who found the back of the net.

Despite Sunderland's strong initial performance, they struggled to fend off City's onslaught. Rayan Cherki sealed the win with a well-taken finish into the bottom corner. Sunderland managed to equalize with a hat-trick from Brian Brobbey, with his second goal coming after a long throw-in from Regis le Bris. Erling Haaland equalized again for City just two minutes later, despite the goal being initially flagged offside.

City's fourth goal came from Marc Guehi's misplaced pass to Antoine Semenyo, who scored from close range. Sunderland's Granit Xhaka provided the assist for Brobbey's third goal. Despite a shaky second half, City clinched the win with Haaland converting Josko Gvardiol's cross in the final minutes. This victory sees City top the Premier League with a perfect record and a 100% win rate against every top-flight side they have played.