Manchester City and Sunderland played out an eight-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium as the Blues extended their winning start to the season
Manchester City defeated Sunderland 5-3 in an eight-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium to extend their winning start to the season. Following the match, head coach Enzo Maresca stated that he would prefer a 1-0 win and voiced concern regarding his back line, noting that two of the three conceded goals were allowed too easily.
Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey troubled City's defense throughout the game, netting a hat-trick while recording an expected goals tally of 2.35 from five shots. While defender Marc Guehi won all four of his duels, captain Ruben Dias struggled physically against Brobbey, winning only three of his 13 duels.
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