Man City's perfect weekend piles pressure on Arsenal

Seven straight wins and a five-goal thriller have City flying into the international break.

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What happened. Manchester City beat Sunderland 5-3 at the Etihad a day after champions Arsenal were thumped 3-0 by Brighton, leaving City three points clear at the top going into the international break.

• Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick in a losing cause for Sunderland.
• City have now won seven consecutive games in all competitions.
• Enzo Maresca called it his side's toughest test of the season so far.

“To be honest, I prefer to win 1-0 than 5-3 but I expected a very difficult game.”

— Enzo Maresca

City sit three points clear at the top as the Premier League pauses for the international break.

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