ShareManchester City have never lost to Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium.By Filip MishovFour wins with four consecutive clean sheets, Enzo Maresca is cooking in ManchesterManchester City are on a six-match winning streak across all competitions following the dominant win against Norwich at the Etihad Stadium in the Carabao Cup, and Enzo Maresca‘s in-form squad are continuing their impressive start to the season. The Premier League runners-up were the only club alongside the reigning champions, Arsenal, with maximum points after four rounds played, but prior to the weekend’s games, the Cityzens are averaging the highest FotMob team rating (7.45) and completing more accurate passes (599.3) per match than any other team in the top flight, which results in enjoying 65.2% of ball possession, or the second highest behind Brighton & Hove Albion (70.9%). Last but definitely not least, many could also argue that Erling Haaland & co. are yet to hit top form, which only acts to frighten their rivals in the title race.Sunderland marked their long-awaited return to European competitions with a narrow win against AZ Alkmaar at the Stadium of Light in the Europa League, courtesy of Enzo Le Fée‘s penalty. Now, the Régis Le Bris-led squad must overcome the goalscoring woes in the Premier League, as only three clubs scored fewer goals (3) after four rounds played with the Black Cats sitting in 14th place. The Wearsider’s Premier League record at the Etihad Stadium is extremely poor, to say the least, currently standing at two defeats and 10 defeats.Key playersAntoine Semenyo is one of the five players along with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi and Erling Haaland who have played each and every minute since the start of the Premier League season. The Ghana international is evolving into one of Enzo Maresca’s untouchables and the electric winger is the squad’s joint top assist maker (2) in England’s top tier, while only Rayan Cherki (10) has created more chances than him (7), with the 26-year-old averaging a FotMob rating of 7.40 so far.Brian Brobbey is yet to find the net this season, but the Netherlands international’s hold-up play is a joy to behold as he battles with Premier League defenders, and it is no wonder that Sunderland are leading the ranks in terms of accurate long balls (29.5) per match given the centre-forward’s high percentage for aerial duels won. Also, only Granit Xhaka (10) created more chances than Brobbey for his teammates, and although the 24-year-old will ultimately be judged based on his goalscoring output, his all-round play is more than admirable.Team newsReinildo was sent off during last week’s defeat to Arsenal and the left-back is serving a three-match suspension, while Habib Diarra and Romaine Mundle are injured.Enzo Maresca rested his key stars in the Carabao Cup and all of them are fresh and ready to return to the starting XI, while Phil Foden will miss the next couple of matches following his red card in the Manchester derby and Jérémy Doku is getting closer to a return.PredictionManchester City are the favourites given their current form, and record against Sunderland, and I expect the Cityzens to round off their flawless start to the Premier League season with a fifth straight victory ahead of the international break.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob – featuring deep stats coverage, xG, player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.Manchester City have never lost to Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium.By Filip MishovFour wins with four consecutive clean sheets, Enzo Maresca is cooking in ManchesterManchester City are on a six-match winning streak across all competitions following the dominant win against Norwich at the Etihad Stadium in the Carabao Cup, and Enzo Maresca‘s in-form squad are continuing their impressive start to the season. The Premier League runners-up were the only club alongside the reigning champions, Arsenal, with maximum points after four rounds played, but prior to the weekend’s games, the Cityzens are averaging the highest FotMob team rating (7.45) and completing more accurate passes (599.3) per match than any other team in the top flight, which results in enjoying 65.2% of ball possession, or the second highest behind Brighton & Hove Albion (70.9%). Last but definitely not least, many could also argue that Erling Haaland & co. are yet to hit top form, which only acts to frighten their rivals in the title race.Sunderland marked their long-awaited return to European competitions with a narrow win against AZ Alkmaar at the Stadium of Light in the Europa League, courtesy of Enzo Le Fée‘s penalty. Now, the Régis Le Bris-led squad must overcome the goalscoring woes in the Premier League, as only three clubs scored fewer goals (3) after four rounds played with the Black Cats sitting in 14th place. The Wearsider’s Premier League record at the Etihad Stadium is extremely poor, to say the least, currently standing at two defeats and 10 defeats.Key playersAntoine Semenyo is one of the five players along with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi and Erling Haaland who have played each and every minute since the start of the Premier League season. The Ghana international is evolving into one of Enzo Maresca’s untouchables and the electric winger is the squad’s joint top assist maker (2) in England’s top tier, while only Rayan Cherki (10) has created more chances than him (7), with the 26-year-old averaging a FotMob rating of 7.40 so far.Brian Brobbey is yet to find the net this season, but the Netherlands international’s hold-up play is a joy to behold as he battles with Premier League defenders, and it is no wonder that Sunderland are leading the ranks in terms of accurate long balls (29.5) per match given the centre-forward’s high percentage for aerial duels won. Also, only Granit Xhaka (10) created more chances than Brobbey for his teammates, and although the 24-year-old will ultimately be judged based on his goalscoring output, his all-round play is more than admirable.Team newsReinildo was sent off during last week’s defeat to Arsenal and the left-back is serving a three-match suspension, while Habib Diarra and Romaine Mundle are injured.Enzo Maresca rested his key stars in the Carabao Cup and all of them are fresh and ready to return to the starting XI, while Phil Foden will miss the next couple of matches following his red card in the Manchester derby and Jérémy Doku is getting closer to a return.PredictionManchester City are the favourites given their current form, and record against Sunderland, and I expect the Cityzens to round off their flawless start to the Premier League season with a fifth straight victory ahead of the international break.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob – featuring deep stats coverage, xG, player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.