Manchester City vs Sunderland prediction, odds and how to watch

Sunderland host Hull City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, and with both clubs carrying injury concerns and form data thin on the ground, this one is wide open. Connor Maguire breaks it down.

Sunderland host AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday night, and the market says the Black Cats are clear favourites. The question is whether they have the standards to prove it.

Manchester City have agreed a joint-British record £125m deal for Enzo Fernandez, making him the first player to move twice for £100m-plus and completing manager Enzo Maresca's top target despite his messy Chelsea exit. Chelsea have already pivoted to a €45m bid for Monaco's Lamine Camara.

Manchester City signed Iliman Ndiaye from Everton for up to £65m on deadline day, then loaned Jack Grealish back to the same club hours later. The deal was made possible only after a Tottenham-Richarlison swap for Ndiaye collapsed, capping a £190m day of spending for City.

Manchester City's £80m bid for Liverpool's Cody Gakpo is close to collapse after Liverpool failed to land a replacement winger despite spending up to £123m on Bradley Barcola. City have pivoted to Everton's Iliman Ndiaye, a move that could derail Tottenham's own pursuit of the forward.

Richarlison's public refusal to accept Everton's personal terms blew up a planned swap deal with Iliman Ndiaye, handing Manchester City a smash-and-grab opportunity to sign the Senegal winger for up to £65m. The collapse has triggered a chain reaction involving Tottenham's Mudryk pursuit and Liverpool's Gakpo situation with deadline day closing in.

Manchester City have signed Brazilian winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras for up to £34.2m as a direct replacement for Savio, the clearest example yet of a summer strategy built on selling high and reinvesting in cheaper, younger talent.