But by the same token, Sunderland seemed incapable of stopping City at the other end, and on the stroke of the break, the hosts hit the front for the third time.
Cherki delivered deep for Marc Guehi and the defender tried to chest it down, with the ball contested and breaking to the edge - where Semenyo was waiting to lash in a cracking finish, his first of the season.
But by the same token, Sunderland seemed incapable of stopping City at the other end, and on the stroke of the break, the hosts hit the front for the third time. Cherki delivered deep for Marc Guehi and the defender tried to chest it down, with the ball contested and breaking to the edge - where Semenyo was waiting to lash in a cracking finish, his first of the season.
