Man City is confident to welcome Sunderland at home after winning all 4 matches at the beginning of the season. Their motivation increased even higher when Arsenal unexpectedly lost to Brighton 0-3 in the previous match. Therefore, if they beat Sunderland, Man City will rise to the top of the Premier League table.
With home advantage and high spirit, Man City took the lead early from the 9th minute thanks to Enzo Fernandez's goal. However, Sunderland was not easily subdued, they equalized just 3 minutes later thanks to Brobbey's goal.
The score chase was maintained by both teams in the following minutes. Man City took a 2-1 lead in the 29th minute thanks to Cherki's goal. But 4 minutes later, Brobbey brought the match back to balance.
However, before the first half ended, Man City still took a 3-2 lead thanks to Semenyo's goal, after an assist from defender Marc Guehi.
In the second half, Semenyo marked a brilliant match day with a goal to increase the score to 4-2. Sunderland added drama with Brobbey's equalizer in the 59th minute. However, in the remaining time, the away team could not make a difference.
Towards the end of the match, key striker Erling Haaland scored, sealing a 5-3 victory for Man City.
With this result, Man City rose to the top of the Premier League table with 15 points, 3 points more than Arsenal.
