Overview
- Bernardo Silva’s sixth-minute finish was disallowed for offside after a VAR review, setting an early tone of fine margins.
- Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs produced key saves to deny Erling Haaland, Savinho and Josko Gvardiol, with Gvardiol also striking the post late on.
- The draw extended Sunderland’s unbeaten home league run to 10 matches at the Stadium of Light.
- Manchester City’s eight-match winning run ended and they now sit four points behind Arsenal at the midway point of the season.
- Nico Gonzalez went off at half-time with a knee knock and Savinho later hobbled off, with assessments pending, as Rodri made a positive return from a hamstring layoff.