Kevin de Bruyne plays an intricate one-two on the edge of the area, he fires in a low shot/cross and that man Jordan Pickford is well placed once more to push it away from danger. 

Leroy Sane - superb today - is off and Fabian Delph makes his fifth Premier League appearance of the season. 

Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

It is hard for Sunderland now. Massive gaps opening up and if that happens, you have no chance.

Exceptional save. A big left hand from Jordan Pickford, diving full stretch to claw away a shot from Sergio Aguero. A big future. 

The game has been down at walking pace for 20 minutes or so but Nolito is still on full beam. He wants a goal and cracks a drive right at Jordan Pickford. 

Leroy Sane on the right now since Nolito came on, he feeds Kevin de Bruyne on the edge of the d and his shot slips just over the top.

Jermain Defoe heads in! Offside.

Manchester City have not convinced at all when defending set-pieces, they all ran out to meet the corner and it works as Defoe is off when he nods the ball back in.

At the other end Sergio Aguero whistles a 20-yarder at Jordan Pickford. 

Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

I am not going to complain about Sunderland fans leaving now. They have suffered a lot this season.

Jay: Man City aren't far away from being champion material. All they need to do is fire Pep & bring in Wenger - not an Arsenal fan   

Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

Billy Jones has been brilliant today, absolutely superb, defensively very good. Sane has beaten him once and scored a goal, what do you think will be on the highlights today? That is the sadness of a defender.

More movement on the bench as Nolito replaces Raheem Sterling. It's more pace and guile up front, and the cue for many more Sunderland fans to leave.

On comes Wahbi Khazri too, for Adnan Januzaj. 

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The fight for survival, and the fight for one of the coveted top four spots, promises to be as intriguing as ever this year. Sunderland need points fast though to stay in the fight. 

Just what you need to see when you're bottom of the league and 2-0 down. On comes Kevin de Bruyne for Yaya Toure. 

Manchester City have made 286 more passes than their opponents so far this afternoon. Some painful chasing in midfield. 

Ndivhuwo Tshishonga: If Leroy Sane continues on this trajectory,I'm afraid he's gonna be a force 2 be reckoned with in the near future.What a player   

Love of Football: If this City outfit sort out that defence and with Jesus to come back in they will be awesome an envious arsenal fan  

Leroy Sane is in again, turning Lamine Kone inside out and getting a hot away from right on the touchline. Jordan Pickford makes the save. 

Sane has got four caps for Germany. He'll get plenty more. 

Almost a training session for periods now as Sunderland can't get near the ball. Leroy Sane takes 10 yards out of John O'Shea to power into the area and Jordan Pickford does really well to clear it out. 

Jack Rodwell comes on against his former club, replacing Darron Gibson, before Yaya Toure lashes a shot over the bar. 

Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

It is hard for Sunderland now. If they push forward, they will get picked off, so they are trying to choose their times to push forward.

Sunderland have worked hard, they have not played really badly but they have been chasing shadows for large periods of the game.

City break through Raheem Sterling but Yaya Toure can't supply the right pass, and then it's the hosts who go close as Adnan Januzaj stretches to loop a header wide.