Something had to give and it was not Sunderland\u2019s unbeaten home Premier League record. Instead \u00adManchester City\u2019s winning streak came to a juddering halt as Pep \u00adGuardiola\u2019s side spurned a chance to move within two points of Arsenal at the top of the table.<\/p>\n
Hats \u2013 or should that be chapeaux \u2013 off to R\u00e9gis Le Bris and his clever and courageous Sunderland<\/a> team for not merely frustrating City but offering Gianluigi Donnarumma scope to remind everyone precisely why he is a world-class goalkeeper.<\/p>\n As the final whistle blew, Erling Haaland had been contained, City\u2019s run of eight straight wins in all competitions was over and it seemed easy to see why the Stadium of Light DJ has taken to playing the Dave Clark Five\u2019s Glad All Over shortly before kick-off.<\/p>\n It was Haaland\u2019s first visit to the Stadium of Light and City\u2019s ultimately disappointing No 9 did not take long to make his presence felt. Only six minutes had passed when Haaland flicked on Rayan Cherki\u2019s corner and Bernardo Silva\u2019s outstretched foot did the rest.<\/p>\n Yet as City celebrations were cut short and Sunderland\u2019s goalkeeper Robin Roefs no longer looked quite so crestfallen, it became apparent that a linesman had detected Silva was fractionally offside. When a lengthy video assistant referee check confirmed that judgment it appeared Silva must have overextended a toe. That represented quite a reprieve for a Sunderland side that were sunk 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium<\/a> in early December and, creditably, they made the very most of it.<\/p>\n Brian Brobbey has taken time to build his fitness up since arriving from Ajax last summer but the striker showed off eye-catching strength to connect with a long ball and not so much shrug R\u00faben Dias off but bulldozer through the defender.<\/p>\n