Well that’s not the start Steve Bruce was looking for. Not ten minutes have gone by and Sunderland find themselves down at the hands of Manchester City thanks to the left foot (does he had a right foot) of England winger Adam Johnson and then the trusty penalty taking of captain Carlos Tevez. Johnson was the beneficiary of a neat cutback to the edge of the area after good work from Yaya Toure and planted a nifty finish past Simon Mignolet to make it 1-0, and although Sunderland mounted a spirited response they found themselves further down on the next City attack five minutes later.
Manchester City Vs. Sunderland: Adam Johnson, Carlos Tevez Put City Up Early
David Silva laid down a delicious cross-field pass that split the visiting defence and allowed Tevez to burst into the area. His attempted chip was off-target, but no matter - haf a second later left back Phil Bardsley had come in and flattened the Argentine for a stonewall penalty. Referee Howard Webb had little choice but to point to the spot, and Tevez juuuust about converted off Mignolet and the post to make it 2-0 and break his seven game scoreless streak.
So, not the best start for the Black Cats.
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