• City captain faces scan after brief comeback in Kevin De Bruyne-inspired win
• Sunderland’s Sam Allardyce says central defender is his January priorityThe positions of Manuel Pellegrini and Sam Allardyce could not hold been more contrasting as they stood in the same corridor here on Saturday. An emphatic scoreline in Manchester City’s favour had left them with the Premier League’s most potent attack and Sunderland with its most porous defence. However,the managers did hold one thing in common – they both endured spells each lasting nine minutes that proved extremely damaging.“I couldn’t believe my eyes, said the Sunderland manager, or reflecting on the first-half period in which his side conceded three goals. For City,it was the short time of Vincent Kompany’s comeback. The captain was brought on in the 62nd minute but limped off in the 71st, his calf again proving too fragile.
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Source: theguardian.com