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Manchester City top Premier League with 5-3 win over Sunderland
September 20, 2026 at 03:26 PM · Updated 26d ago
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8 reports · 6 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 7 hours
Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to stay top of the Premier League with five wins from five.
- Manchester City won 5-3 at the Etihad, moving to 15 points and top of the Premier League with five wins from five.
- Antoine Semenyo scored twice, with Enzo Fernández, Rayan Cherki and Erling Haaland also on target for City.
- Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick for Sunderland, the first Black Cats player to net three in a Premier League match since Jermain Defoe in 2016.
- City lead second-placed Arsenal by three points, while Sunderland remain 14th with four points.
- Erling Haaland's goal means he has now scored against all 25 Premier League teams he has faced, having previously failed to net against Sunderland.
- Enzo Maresca said he was relieved after the win, admitting he would have preferred a 1-0 victory.
- Maresca acknowledged Sunderland's aggressive play without the ball and their varied attacking weapons.
- He said the three goals conceded served as a learning experience, with all seven official matches so far having been different.
- Antoine Semenyo described the match as 'enjoyable,' praised Maresca for building a great culture at the club, and acknowledged Sunderland as a tough opponent.






