Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne after 10-man Manchester City left it late to beat Fulham in the Premier League - saying the win made sense of his job at the Etihad.
After taking the lead through Julian Alvarez's impressive finish, City saw Joao Cancelo sent off for a foul in the area and Andreas Pereira convert the resulting penalty. The following hour saw the Blues work hard without creating too much, with substitute Erling Haaland having a goal ruled out for offside before De Bruyne tempted a foul in the area in the fourth minute of injury time.
Haaland stepped up after coming off the bench and squeezed his penalty under Bernd Leno to send the Etihad into raptures at a hard-fought three points. The striker was delighted at full-time, as was Guardiola, who insisted his squad saluted all four stands of the Etihad in celebration of the victory.
