Sergio Aguero will be thanking his lucky stars Vincent Kompany failed to follow his advice.
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The Manchester City stars were in cloud nine tonight after moving to the brink of a second-successive Premier League title.
The reigning champions went in to the clash with Leicester a point behind Liverpool knowing nothing but victory would do.
The Foxes frustrated Pep Guardiola's men for 70 minutes and looked set to cling on for a goalless draw until captain Kompany stepped up.
The 33-year-old defender took out all of his frustration by rocketing a strike straight in to the top corner from 30 yards out to secure a 1-0 win.
However, City may not have moved back top if Kompany had listened to his striker as he lined-up his wonder effort.
After the full-time whistle Aguero, the club's record goalscorer, was one of the first to congratulate his skipper.
But television cameras caught him making an admission to the Belgian.
Aguero said to the matchwinner: “Vinny, I tell you, don't shoot. Noooo!”
And he was not the only one praying for Kompany to pick out a pass instead of pulling the trigger.
Guardiola revealed: “I thought 'don't shoot'.
“He was smart. He didn't follow my thoughts.”
The long-ranger was Kompany's first goal from outside the box since scoring for Hamburg against Brann in 2007.
And the City hero is adamant he had no doubts at all about trying his luck despite the tension beginning to mount at The Etihad.
Elsa98
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Liverpool fans while watching vincent kompany's screamer.😂😂
Wandilop
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Sincerely, I'm just wondering about Liverpool and their form. Almost through out this season fans, pundits and people keep highlighting their lethal form, but of all this a silver wear seems far off from them beat by beat. Ain't it hilarious and catastrophic giving the danger the club would embrace in losing their top players if the fail in ramifications. Liverpool all the way too good this season... man city won Carling cup, Man city in FA cup final, Champions league 80per. off target, more so EPL is on the glimpse of loose. Just tonight and Sunday the long inspired and ambitious Liverpool will finish the season trophy less again. I call it scam.
Digenus
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Leicester wasn't giving up any free point. Newcastle made Liverpool worked for those three points. This is real football, teams don't just roll over and play dead. U want 3pts, u have to work for them.
Aneel56
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Man City be like : you’re going nowhere
Aneel56
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Gerrard needs to learn from this guy
Rhapsody337
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man city is a team defying common sense in football, it's not surprising to see individual brilliance!! 😁😁
SD533
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Nobody expected him to shoot really, no wonder even Leicester players gave him enough space to push the ball forward expecting him to pass wide, but he caught everyone by surprise. Captain fantastic stepped up when we needed a saviour and he mended broken hearts to be if the game ended in a draw or lose.