{
  "id": 8869525,
  "title": "Manchester City beat Sunderland in humdinger to maintain 100% start, Man Utd scrape draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/manchester-city-beat-sunderland-in-humdinger-to-maintain-100-start",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:58:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440493/manchester-city-beat-sunderland-in-humdinger-to-maintain-100-start-man-utd-scrape-draw"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City began their post-Guardiola era with a dominant 5-3 victory over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium, maintaining their perfect 100% start to the Premier League season. Antoine Semenyo contributed a brace, while Erling Haaland's late goal secured the win. Sunderland, led by Brian Brobbey, who scored a hat-trick, found themselves level twice before Haaland's decisive goal. Manchester United narrowly avoided a third defeat in a week, drawing 1-1 at Fulham thanks to Matheus Cunha's deflected effort in the 89th minute. Liverpool and Bournemouth secured their first Premier League wins under new managers, with Alexander Isak and Andoni Iraola respectively. Leeds United drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace, failing to climb into third place.",
  "summary": "MANCHESTER: Manchester City head into the first international break three points clear at the top of the Premier League after Antoine Semenyo’s double helped secure an enthralling 5-3 home win over Sunderland, for whom Brian Brobbey grabbed a hat-trick, on Sunday. A pulsating clash at a sunny Etihad Stadium saw Sunderland twice equalise and the result was still in the balance until Erling Haaland…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}