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Good afternoon from the Etihad. We're in position nice and early today as Man City prepare to face Sunderland as the only side still perfect in the Premier League following Arsenal's costly defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

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Good afternoon from the Etihad. We're in position nice and early today as Man City prepare to face Sunderland as the only side still perfect in the Premier League following Arsenal's costly defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

An early chance to throw down the gauntlet, then.

Enzo Maresca's side have lost just two of their last 30 league outings, in fact, dating back to last season, while Sunderland haven't beaten City since 2013.

All roads point to a home win. But this is the Premier League. And as yesterday's set of results reminded us, nothing is a forgone conclusion...

Team news at 12.45pm.

WATCH: What happened to Arsenal?

Title consequences?

Perhaps it's too early for that...

But Man City have the chance to take a three point advantage at the top into the extended international break with victory today, after rivals Arsenal slumped to their first defeat.

Here's what happened yesterday:

Donnarumma denies Man City are in transition

Man City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma speaks exclusively to Sky Sports about the club's faultless start to the campaign...

PL Predictions: Haaland to feature in Man City win

There is one Premier League opponent still missing from Erling Haaland's hit list...Sunderland.

He has scored against 24 of the 25 teams he has faced in the competition with the Black Cats the only exception. That makes this feel like a particularly dangerous fixture for Sunderland, especially given the ridiculous form Haaland is currently enjoying.

He has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances and nine times across his last nine league games. His latest effort, the winner against Manchester United at Old Trafford, was another example of that ruthless efficiency.

So, rather than taking the short price on Haaland to score on its own, I want to add a couple of conditions to boost the price.

Haaland to score in a Manchester City win and under 3.5 goals is 11/8 with Sky Bet.

Sunderland can be awkward opponents to break down while City have generally been winning games without necessarily turning every victory into a goal-fest.

SCORE PREDICTION: 2-0

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