Le Bris and Brobbey on Sunderland's spirited showing at Man City

Sunderland put up quite the fight against current Premier League table-toppers Manchester City earlier this afternoon.

The Black Cats may well feel hard done by the final scoreline after heading back to Wearside on the back of a 5-3 loss at the Etihad.

But despite the high-scoring affair in which they came out on the losing side, there is still plenty to be pleased with for Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris and in-form centre-forward Brian Brobbey.

When asked about his team’s performance, Le Bris was full of praise.

“We played with our style. played with our belief that it was possible to win,” Le Bris said with a slight smile on his face.

The result comes in the wake of a spirited 2-0 home defeat against Arsenal last weekend, though the club found a bit of reprieve on the continent with a 1-0 win against Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.

Hat-trick hero Brian Brobbey was in positive spirits in his post-match thoughts, too.

‘As a group, we battled until the end. I am really happy with the goals, and I know that the results will come.’

After the lengthy international break, Sunderland’s first chance to get back to winning ways pits them against free-scoring Brighton at the Stadium of Light on 10 October.