Compared to the win over Fulham, Man City only made one change to the starting lineup, when Cherki replaced Reijnders.
Immediately after the opening whistle, the Etihad team immediately pressed the visitors, but Sunderland showed discomfort with a scientific and disciplined defensive style of play.
Not only stood firm under pressure, Sunderland also created the first significant opportunity when Enzo Le Fee fired a low shot from outside the penalty area, sending the ball into the post. It was not until the 32nd minute that Man City had a truly dangerous and important attack, which was the opening goal.
Ruben Dias received the ball from a distance of about 25m, firing a shot to the left, the ball softly hit an away team player, leaving the Roefs goalkeeper completely helpless.
Just a few minutes later, Man City doubled the gap. From a corner kick, center back Josko Gvardiol jumped high to head the ball accurately, sending the ball into Sunderland's net. With a 2-goal lead, The Citizens still have no intention of slowing down their attack.
At the beginning of the second half, Jeremy Doku almost scored from outside the box, but the post saved Sunderland. The wood frame also came towards Man City when it blocked Granit Xhaka's shot in a set piece.
In the 66th minute, the third goal appeared and still belonged to the home team. Bernardo Silva passes the ball to Cherki's right wing. The French midfielder cleverly penetrated the penalty area, passed the opposing defender and then suddenly made a technical hook, placing the ball at the right position for Phil Foden to head in to score.
In the final minutes of the match, Sunderland also had to play with one less player when Luke O' Ni Nien came on dangerously with Matheus Nunes and received a direct red card.
In the end, Man City won impressively 3-0 and narrowed the gap with Arsenal at the top of the table to 2 points.
