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Man City XI: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Toure, De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling, Bony
Sunderland XI: Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Coates, Van Aanholt, M’Vila, Gomez, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Fletcher.
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Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Kevin de Bruyne is announced as man of the match.
It could be no one else...
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Wilfried Bony could have a hat-full.
Again played through by Kevin de Bruyne, his shot is parried away by Vito Mannone.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
City have got this won - they had after 25 minutes - but the big question will be how is Vincent Kompany?
A huge blot on the afternoon at the moment.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Should be 5-1.
Kevin de Bruyne - again - has a curling shot saved by goalkeeper Vito Mannone but striker Wilfried Bony blazes over from close range.
He has to do better.
#bbcfootball
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Now Sunderland defender John O'Shea is down.
The Black Cats need him...
He is walking freely. Stand down.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Jason Roberts
Former West Brom striker on Final Score
"Wilfried Bony, what a disappointing penalty. We've seen some really good spot-kicks today but this was not one of them. It was hit way over the bar."
#bbcfootball
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Remember that good news Man City fans?
It is now bad news. The Man City skipper limps off just minutes after coming on after eight matches out.
That looks like it could be the calf again.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
That is horrible.
Kevin de Bruyne wanted to take the penalty, but it is Wilfried Bony who steps up and blazes the ball over the bar.
David Silva earned the penalty after being caught by Seb Coates - it looked to be outside the penalty area.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
There is absolutely no sign of a Sunderland comeback here.
City back on the attack.
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Big news for Man City fans as Vincent Kompany comes on after eight matches out.
Boy, have you missed him.
We've been experiencing some issues this afternoon with our scores updating. So, just to be clear, here is how things stand in the Premier League:
Latest scores:
Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham
Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 1-2 Watford
Liverpool 0-0 Leicester
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Swansea 1-0 West Brom
Tottenham 2-0 Norwich
Result from earlier:
Stoke 2-0 Man Utd
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
City haven't looked convincing defensively and - there you go.
Substitute Lee Cattermole hopelessly mis-hits a shot but it falls into Fabio Borini's stride and, after his first attempt is saved, he converts.
Slight chance? Possibly not, but for eight matches in a row City haven't kept a clean sheet.
Fabio Borini
Man City 4-0 Sunderland
Jason Roberts
Former West Brom striker on Final Score
"Kevin de Bruyne has got so many qualities but probably his biggest two are his excellent delivery and he is very cool in front of goal.
"That finish was so composed - he just passed it into the net."
Man City 4-0 Sunderland
He just gets better.
Kevin de Bruyne dances towards Sunderland's penalty area, gets a lucky break, as his attempted pass falls back in his stride, and he coolly converts.
The Belgian has been sensational.