Five wins from five
Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland at the Etihad on Sunday. That is five wins from five, 15 points, top of the Premier League (1) (2) (3) (4).
Antoine Semenyo scored twice (3). Rayan Cherki was involved in it too, and Joe Hart compared him to David Silva on Match of the Day.
You conceded three. Sunderland came to attack, and they did. "Sunderland stood toe to toe with a giant of world football on Sunday," one Sunderland supporter wrote (1).
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Brobbey's hat-trick, and it still wasn't enough
Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick at the Etihad and left with nothing. BBC gave him a 10 (4).
He is only the fourth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick against the side starting the day top of the table, after Robbie Fowler, Dirk Kuyt and Romelu Lukaku. He is the fifth to score a hat-trick and lose (4).
Matt Le Tissier welcomed him into that club (4).
Merson says you will not win the league
Paul Merson is not buying it. The Sky Sports pundit says there is not a chance City lift the trophy in May, despite Enzo Maresca's start (2).
"Man kan inte spela den sortens fotboll," he said, which means you cannot play that kind of football (2).
You are three points clear of Arsenal anyway (2).
Semenyo will play striker if you need him
Antoine Semenyo is happy to play through the middle if Erling Haaland is out. He has 13 goals in 34 appearances since joining from Bournemouth (3).
"I've heard about his backup striker thing. I don't know where it's come from! But, yes, if I need to, then I'll do it. I've no problem with doing that," he said (3).
Anfield next, after the international break
The international break is on now. City's next Premier League game is away to Liverpool at Anfield on October 11 (2) (3).
That is the one everyone will be watching.
Fan reactions
City fans are enjoying the Cherki comps, with Joe Hart's David Silva comparison on Match of the Day doing the rounds. There is also a thread listing who is away on international duty, and the Brobbey hat-trick stat got plenty of attention for the wrong reasons. The mood is confident, five wins from five.
