WATCH: Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City highlights

Sergio Aguero struck for the fifth time in three games as Manchester City eased past relegation-haunted Sunderland and back into third place in the Premier League.

Aguero's 42nd-minute strike handed City the lead and Leroy Sane added a second after the break to secure a 2-0 victory on a day when Pep Guardiola's men were made to work harder than they might have anticipated to claim the points.

The win - their seventh in eight games in all competitions - leaves them eight points adrift of leaders Chelsea ahead of Wednesday night's home clash with Stoke.

By contrast Sunderland, who have taken maximum points from just one of their last 10 league fixtures, remain rooted to the foot of the table, although manager David Moyes may take a crumb of comfort from the fact that they more than matched City until the opening goal.

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