City/Liverpool Takeaways. Black Cats' Black Magic. USMNT Preview. (MW11-Int'l Break)

PREMIER LEAGUE: lessons learned from City's thrashing of Liverpool, big time "prove it" week for Sunderland and Bournemouth but only one showed up, United and (especially) Tottenham both managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory HALFTIME: Pop quiz on Sunderland's title hopes ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT primer looking at notable absences and key inclusions for this week's Paraguay and Urugay friendlies STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs