Man City 5-3 Sunderland: How the players rated

Figure caption, Man City come out on top in eight goal thriller against Sunderland

Football reporter at Etihad Stadium Published 20 September 2026 Manchester City went clear at the top of the Premier League by winning a 5-3 thriller against Sunderland .

Brian Brobbey hit a hat-trick for the visitors but ended up on the losing side, while Erling Haaland ending an unwanted statistic with a late goal.

Here's how I rated the players, and you can see how you scored them below.

Published 21 August Manchester City Gianluigi Donnarumma: Could do little about any of Sunderland 's goals but all over the place when coming out for high balls into the box . 5

Matheus Nunes: Was napping when a ball came over the top, allowing Angulo to sneak in behind and lay a pass off for Brobbey to finish. 5