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09/20 10:04 CDT Man City wins 8-goal thriller against Sunderland to move clear
at top of Premier League
Man City wins 8-goal thriller against Sunderland to move clear at top of
Premier League
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
MANCHESTER, England (AP) --- No Pep Guardiola. No problem.
Not yet anyway for Manchester City after moving clear at the top of the Premier
League on Sunday with a 5-3 win over Sunderland.
New coach Enzo Maresca extended his perfect winning start to the season to five
games and goes into the international break three points ahead of defending
champion Arsenal in second place.
But that doesn't tell half the story of a chaotic match at the Etihad Stadium
that saw City twice squander the lead and Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey
outshine Erling Haaland with a hat trick.
Eventually it was Haaland who ended the visitors' brave fight with City's fifth
goal in the 81st minute.
Alexander Isak scored his fourth goal of the season as Liverpool beat
Bournemouth 1-0, and Leeds drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace.
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