Manchester City has enormous trusts for 2015. Manuel Pellegrini's authoritative Premier League Champions are three points off the highest point of the table at the midway phase of the battle and have advanced into the knockout phases of the Champions League - where they will confront Barcelona in the last-16.
In any case, City (W13-D4-L2) let a two-goal lead slip on Sunday to draw 2-2 with modest Burnley, and midfielder Samir Nasri concedes that neglecting to win the last round of the schedule year was a blow, all the more because of league heading Chelsea additionally being compelled to impart points.
"The vital thing for us was to complete the year at home with a win, with 45 points from the first a large portion of the season," Nasri said. "We didn't - however don't stress. We are not a group that finds all the numbers. All we need to do is winning.
"We simply must be more clinical in advance. We need to score, we need to kill the amusement at times. Anyway frequently you can commit errors."
City invites Gus Poyet's Sunderland (3-11-5) to the Etihad Stadium. The Black Cats have lost only two of their last 10 recreations, however have likewise won only two. Sunday's 0-0 stop with Aston Villa was their class heading eleventh draw, and the stalemate guaranteed that just two clubs - Villa and Burnley - have scored less goals than the Black Cats' 16 through the initial 19 matches.
In any case, goals have scarcely been terminating in at the flip side, with Costel Pantilimon keeping six clean sheets in his 12 appearances for Sunderland. The Romanian used three seasons at the Etihad, where he won Premier League and League Cup awards, and the tall, forcing goalkeeper is anticipating trying himself against his old partners at the end of the day.
"The principal amusement against City was interesting yet now I think it is something ordinary," Pantilimon said, alluding to a 4-1 thrashing at the Stadium of Light in right on time December. "I appreciation the group, all that I did and how I feel about my time there, however now I'm doing my employment for Sunderland and I want to have a decent diversion and get a decent result.
"We are functioning as a group and everybody serves to safeguard - they are making an extraordinary showing, we have a decent gathering and I plan to enhance amusement by diversion.
Man City stay without strikers Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, yet could welcome back Vincent Kompany and Yaya Toure. Sunderland have questions over Sebastien Larsson and will be missing Liam Bridcutt, Anthony Reveillere and Patrick van Aanholt.
Aguero had a support and helped on a count by Stevan Jovetic in the opposite installation, and City's fourth originated from Pablo Zabaleta. That win was simply City's third over Sunderland in their last 10 Premier League matchups going once more to March 2010. Sunderland have won four times and attracted three that compass, despite the fact that City did claim flatware to Sunderland's detriment last March in the League Cup Final.
City have outscored Sunderland 18-11 in the last 10 gatherings notwithstanding neglecting to discover the net in four of those matches.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Manchester City have won just three of the last 10 Premier League meetings with Sunderland (W3, D3, L4). All of Sunderland's victories have been by 1-0 scorelines.
City won 4-1 at the Stadium of Light less than a month ago and also beat Sunderland in the League Cup final last March to give manager Manuel Pellegrini his first trophy at the club.
Manchester City
Manchester City are unbeaten in 10 Premier League games, winning eight of them.
City have scored in their last 16 league games - the only time they have failed to score in this season's Premier League was when they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Stoke back in August.
David Silva has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances, including four in his last three.
Sunderland
Sunderland have drawn 11 league games this season, including six of their last nine.
The Black Cats have kept four successive clean sheets away from home, their longest such run in the Premier League. Since losing 8-0 to Southampton, Gus Poyet's side is unbeaten away from home and has conceded just once in those five away games.
Sunderland have scored first in six of their last 10 games. The other four finished 0-0.
Connor Wickham has scored three goals in Sunderland's two games against Manchester City.
Lee Cattermole has had nine yellow cards this season, more than any other top-flight player, while Sunderland top the table of cautions with 49.
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