Manchester City answered Sunderland’s parked bus with a pair of center back goals before a sensational play put the finishing touches on a 3-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.WATCH — Manchester City v Sunderland full match replayThe win boosts City into second place, a point better than Aston Villa and more importantly two behind table-topping Arsenal.More to come….Manchester City vs Sunderland final score: 3-0Ruben Dias 31′, Josko Gvardiol 35′, Phil Foden 66’Red card: Luke O’Nien 90+5’Manchester City vs Sunderland live updatesThat’s it for Haaland and two moreHaaland, Gvardiol, and Foden exit the game with Champions League looming at midweek, replaced by Tijjani Reijnders, Nathan Ake, and Omar Marmoush in the 69th minute.Phil Foden goal — Man City 3-0 SunderlandHaaland takes the ball at midfield and turns play upfield. The ball makes its way to the right, where it’s a rabona cross from Rayan Cherki that is thudded home near post by the noggin of Phil Foden.Elite playmaking from Cherki this half.Sunderland clear Haaland off the line after Cherki’s ethereal passIt’s so good from City down the right, as Rayan Cherki dances past, over, and around Sunderland backs to defy logic with a light chipped pass back toward the six.An airborne Erling Haaland can’t get a lot on his effort but Sunderland do great to clear it off the line and keep this game as in the balance as possible, as the Black Cats have been decent this half.Donnarumma gets bigRuben Dias makes a meal of a Phil Foden pass around his box, and Wilson Isidor takes it off him and blasts it toward goal.Gigio Donnarumma gets big and makes a leg save from point-blank range.Halftime — Manchester City 2-0 SunderlandThe Black Cats had their moments but really this one feels quite settled at the Etihad Stadium.Shot attempts are 7-3, possession 67-33, and xG 0.59-0.07.Josko Gvardiol goal — Man City 2-0 SunderlandPhil Foden’s soaring corner sees Josko Gvardiola rise easily above Enzo Le Fee — mismatch City — to thud a header down and past Robin Roefs in the 35th minute.Ruben Dias goal — Man City 1-0 SunderlandThat’s one way to solve a parked bus!The center back from 30 yards.More of the sameCity are passing the ball around mostly within 20 yards of the 18.Sunderland have been well-drilled and not budging much.Sunderland’s packed-in team challenging CityThe Etihad is imploring City to score, but nine of Sunderland’s 10 field players have been resolute in their 5-4 shape around and in their own box.Manchester City lineupDonnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Bernardo, Foden, Cherki, Doku, HaalandSunderland lineupRoefs, Mukiele, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Traore, Le Fee, IsidorManchester City vs Sunderland previewCity have won six-straight league matches at home, delivering a combined score line of 19-4 along the way. They trail leaders Arsenal by five points and boast the top goal total in the division with 32.Sunderland have been living in the top half of the Premier League table in their first season back in the top flight, their 23 points are just one off the top four.Regis Le Bris’ team drew Liverpool at Anfield at midweek, and have also drawn Arsenal after winning at Chelsea.Manchester City team news, focusOUT: Mateo Kovacic (ankle), Rodri (hamstring – MORE)Sunderland team news, focusOUT: Habib Diarra (groin), Aji Alese (shoulder), Leo Hjelde (achilles)Manchester City vs Sunderland predictionIt would truly be surprising if Le Bris were to manufacture another upset, especially given City’s record at home combined with the wake-up call they received after nearly blowing a huge lead to Fulham at midweek. Sunderland are a solid team, but this weekend’s a big ask. Man City 2-0 Sunderland.How to watch Manchester City vs Sunderland live, stream link and start timeKick off time:10am ET SaturdayVenue:Etihad Stadium — ManchesterTV Channel: PeacockStreaming: Stream live on Peacock