"We're happy with the clean sheet and the performance".
The 31-year-old's 55th-minute header in a 3-0 victory at Southampton, in front of adoring City fans, sparked an emotional celebration from Kompany, who has started just 21 of City's last 102 games.
If City play with this sort of defensive resilience, in conjunction with their already lethal attacking play, it will be hard to see either Everton or Manchester United overhauling them.
The 2012 and 2014 champions are looking to lock down a return to the Champions League and Pep Guardiola's side moved a point ahead of Liverpool, who occupy the fourth qualification spot.
With the Premier League, seemingly, out of reach for Pep Guardiola's men it is pivotal that City progress to the FA Cup final to keep the hope of silverware alive before all but confirming their place in the Champions League with victory over Manchester United. We are now able to make a lot of passes.
"If you want to win the Premier League or be there until the end you have to be strong at home and not drop points at home against Southampton and Middlesbrough".
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Mid-table Saints failed to create many chances against a City side well marshalled by Kompany, with Dusan Tadic shooting over before the break. "We were nervous at the beginning of the game". Up front we could be better, but our quality of play meant we had control.
After an entertaining yet goalless first half, City's captain Kompany headed home his first league goal since August 2015 following two injury-ravaged seasons in the 55th minute.
"So hopefully he can be fit for the rest of the season because he's an important player for us". After that it wasn't easy, but we could use the counter-attack and had space between the lines.
Kompany was in impressive form as he played his second of City's last three games at the weekend, and said afterwards that he can draw on his long career at the top level to get him through, even if, he insists, his physical fitness "does not matter".
"In the second half - after the set-piece goal - we were able to counter and kill the game".
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