Pep proud as 'fearless' City saves title bid

MANCHESTER, England - Pep Guardiola saluted his "fearless" Manchester City stars after the champion kept its English Premier League title bid alive with a 2-1 win over leader Liverpool on Thursday.

Guardiola's side had virtually no margin for error as a defeat would have left it 10 points behind the Reds and in danger of surrendering the title it won in record-breaking fashion last season.

But it rose to the challenge in thrilling style, beating Liverpool for the first time in five meetings thanks to Leroy Sane's superbly worked second-half strike.