Premier League: Man City Open 3-point Lead After 8-goal Thriller Against Sunderland

Manchester City opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after surviving a remarkable eight-goal thriller to beat Sunderland 5-3 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The result moved City clear at the summit following Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Saturday, while Pep Guardiola’s side maintained their perfect start to the league campaign.
City took the lead after just nine minutes through Enzo Fernández, but Sunderland quickly hit back to level the contest through Brian Brobbey.
The visitors’ response did little to settle an increasingly open contest, with both sides repeatedly threatening in attack.
Rayan Cherki restored City’s advantage in the 29th minute a...