City set to stick with same winning XI

Pep praises O’Reilly as Blues aim to tighten up

Pep Guardiola’s men host Sunderland after that 5-4 thriller at Fulham, with the boss praising Nico O’Reilly’s left-back heroics while Rayan Ait-Nouri waits for his return. Rodri is still out; Gonzalez, Reijnders and Foden keep their spots.

Haaland, fresh off his 100th Premier League goal, leads the line—because dropping him now would be like unplugging a working jukebox mid-song.