Brian Brobbey's hattrick puts Sunderland under pressure in City duel

On Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, the 24‑year‑old striker Brian Brobbey from Amsterdam put Sunderland into a nerve‑wracking battle against Manchester City, where he scored a hat‑trick within 59 minutes and the match ended with a 5‑3 defeat for the Black Cats.

Manchester City opened the scoring in the ninth minute through Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández. Three minutes later Brobbey restored the equality with a header. In the 29th minute, French playmaker Rayan Cherki put City ahead 2‑1, but Brobbey responded instantly and made it 2‑2.

Before halftime, Belgian right‑back Thomas Meunier, who delivered the ball to Brobbey, restored the equaliser to 2‑2. Five minutes later, Ghanaian winger Antoine Semenyo put City ahead 3‑2. Brobbey answered within two minutes with his third, after which Semenyo made it 4‑2 in the 57th minute. Haaland finished with the fifth goal in the 85th minute.

Brobbey's impact for Sunderland

The hat‑trick was Brobbey's first three goals of the season. In the Premier League he has started in all five matches. In his first season with Sunderland he scored seven goals in 31 games, after Wilson Isidor had been the first striker until December.

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Premier League table after the match

Manchester City remains top of the table with 15 points after five matches, three more than defending champion Arsenal, who lost 3‑0 to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Liverpool sits sixth with nine points, after a 1‑0 win over Bournemouth, and has not lost yet, but has drawn three times. Everton and Leeds United remain unbeaten with two wins and three draws, but stay six points behind City.

Other results of the evening

Alexander Isak decided the match for Liverpool in the 57th minute, while captain Virgil van Dijk and left‑winger Cody Gakpo played the whole game. Ryan Gravenberch only came on after 81 minutes for Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool, under manager Andoni Iraola, who was facing his former club. Jeremie Frimpong remained on the bench.

Outlook for Sunderland

Brian Brobbey will report on Monday with confidence in Zeist, where he prepares for the next league match. The striker, who previously trained at Ajax, has taken on the role of first striker since December under manager Régis Le Bris.