@ Sunderland

[gavin]

CITY XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Ake, O'Reilly, Nico, Bernardo (C), Savinho, Foden, Cherki, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Doku, Rodri, Gvardiol, Khusanov, Mukasa, Lewis, R. Heskey

SUNDERLAND XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin, Xhaka (C), Geertruida, Le Fee, Mayenda, Adingra, Brobbey

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Rigg, Isidor, Mundle, Hjelde, H. Jones, O'Nien, Tutierov

A couple of changes. Reijnders and Gvardiol are out. Savinho and Ake are in.

[Stephen Paul]

Good line up

[gavin]

A poor half but Erling should really be burying the big chance that he had. The referee has been appalling. Foul after foul after foul not given so that Sunderland can disrupt City.

[gavin]

Unlucky in the end not to score. Gvardiol could have had a hat trick! He was getting in the right areas and producing much more than Haaland. Haaland himself was pretty much a waste of space. He missed a decent chance in the first half and was otherwise never in the right areas. A couple of points dropped but it was pretty desperate stuff from Sunderland at times at the back.

[Hesperus]

Savinho should have put his chance away too. Watching the game I was happy with a draw, but we needed to win to keep pressure on Arsenal. They've got some breathing room now