SUNDERLAND, England, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Manchester City's Premier League title challenge suffered an early New Year's blow on Thursday as they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Sunderland, who weathered a second-half storm to preserve their unbeaten home record in the league this season.
Bolstered by that unbeaten run, the home crowd at the Stadium of Light got behind their team from the first minute, cheering loudly at every crunching tackle their players put in.
