Goal hero Kompany makes good on promise as Man City go top again

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said he had lived up to a vow to "one day" score a long-range goal after his wonder strike secured a 1-0 win at home to Leicester that left the champions in charge of the destiny of the Premier League title with a match to play.

City were heading for a frustrating evening at the Etihad Stadium on Monday until Kompany let fly with a 25-yard shot into the top corner 20 minutes from time -- the centre-back's first City goal from outside the box.

Victory saw City go top by a point from Liverpool heading into Sunday's last round of league matches.

"I hadn't scored this season but I always feel in big moments that I'm going to do something," Kompany told Sky Sports.

"Today was a little bit of frustration, everyone was saying 'don't shoot, don't shoot' and I could really hear it; I thought hold on a second, I've not come this far in my career for young players to tell me if I can take a shot, and I just had a go!"
The Belgian last hit the target from outside the area back in 2007 but Kompany insisted: "I've scored goals like that in training!
"It's 15 years I've been in top-level football, midfielders telling me 'don't shoot, play the ball wide' and every time they miss, for 15 years I've been saying 'I promise you, one day I'm going to have a shot from outside the box and I'm going to score a goal and you're going to be really happy with that one'."
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The 33-year-old Kompany's career has been blighted by injuries, with Guardiola saying: "He's not young and to be consistent is difficult for him every three days, but when we have a game once every week, he's an incredible player."
And Kompany warned: "It's a big goal, we've not achieved anything (yet)."