Manchester City's defenders were buzzing after victory over Liverpool on Thursday night.

Leroy Sane produced the decisive moment 18 minutes from time as he collected Raheem Sterling's pass to fire across Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, after it seemed like Roberto Firmino's stooping 64th-minute header would maintain the visitors' unbeaten sequence.

Sergio Aguero had given City the lead with a rising near-post drive just before the interval, this coming after an earlier moment of drama when Sadio Mane hit the post and John Stones scrambled the ball off the line after his clearance struck goalkeeper Ederson - with data subsequently showing the ball had failed to cross by just 1.12cm.

On his clearance, Stones beamed: "I tried to take everything, I spotted the opportunity and I heard it was tight. I'm just happy it didn't go over the line! Those sort of things can change a game."

Skipper Vincent Kompany also stated: "I'm not worried about the result I'm buzzing with the tremendous performance. We went toe to toe with a very aggressive team and we matched them. It's still in Liverpool's hands. It came from our guts, a desire you can't describe. We are a better team when we play with emotions."