So much for Patrick Vieira for Adam Johnson being a defensive switch. Within seconds of come on, the ex-Arsenal man makes it 4-0 after sliding home a neat delivery from Aleksandar Kolarov. Simon Mignolet scrambled to clear the ball, hurling it back out of the goal, but it had crossed the line by at least a foot and was correctly awarded by the linesman. This game isn’t really turning into a rout - it’s been one since minute fifteen, at least, but now the scoreline’s starting to reflect that.
Manchester City Vs. Sunderland: Vieira, Toure Goals Take Score to 5-0 In Rout
Oh, and Yaya Toure’s just made it five. Perfect. The Sunderland defence should probably just go home right now (they may have done so already, in fact). Lee Cattermole’s passing has been somewhat poor so far today, and it’s gotten worse - for some reason he attempted a backwards diagonal pass under pressure near his own penalty area. The ball went straight to Toure, who trundled into the box and finished cheekily over Mignolet.
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