Spider-Man Pitch Invader Interrupts Sunderland vs. Manchester City

Manchester City's pursuit of the Premier League title went smoothly on Wednesday evening as the defending champions emerged 4-1 winners over Sunderland.

Proceedings at the Stadium of Light, however, were held up in the 87th minute when Spider-Man invaded the pitch to bring a distinctly arachnid vibe to proceedings.

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Did more good for us than Buckley #spiderman #safc pic.twitter.com/YPc9IZkdBG

— Matthew Mallaby (@mMallaby) December 3, 2014"

The friendly neighbourhood pitch invader was eventually unmasked and was found to be neither Andrew Garfield nor Tobey Maguire.

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Manuel watches-on as The Stadium of Light security march 'Spiderman' off the pitch. #safcvcity #mcfc pic.twitter.com/G7Rok7PQO5

— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 3, 2014"