Manchester, Dec. 7 -- Manchester City secured a thumping 3-0 win over Sunderland on matchday 15 of the ongoing English Premier League (EPL) 2025-26 season.

With this victory, Pep Guardiola's men registered a hat-trick of wins in the Premier League.

Manchester City move into second place in the English league with 31 points and a record of 10 wins, one draw and four defeats. Sunderland, on the other hand, moved down to seventh place with 23 points, including six wins, five draws and four defeats.

After an evenly matched start to the game, Manchester City took the lead with Ruben Dias' powerful shot from the edge of the box (31') and four minutes later extended their lead with Gvardiol's header.

At the halfway mark, Manchester City was ...