Rayan Cherki dazzles at the Etihad

Man City 3 (Ruben Dias 31′, Josko Gvardiol 35′, Phil Foden 65′)

Sunderland 0

Man City have won 3-nil today at the Etihad Stadium against Sunderland. Pep Guardiola’s side put in their most complete performance for a while to beat a team that had the potential to cause them headaches.

Ahead of kickoff, Pep Guardiola made one change to the starting lineup that beat Fulham 5-4 at Craven Cottage. Rayan Cherki replaced Tijjani Reijnders in City’s starting lineup as the French international was rewarded for his critical cameo performance in City’s tense win.

First half.

Man City began the game brightly with sustained spells of possession in the opening five minutes. They forced Sunderland to drop but didn’t…