Premier League 2018-19: Role models keep good Kompany as City and Liverpool raise the bar

Sergio Aguero, who knows a thing or two about scoring vital goals with Premier League glory on the line, had seen enough.

Don t shoot! No, Vinny! No!

Manchester City were chasing a 13th consecutive league win against Leicester City, the sort of run that would obliterate any normal title race. Now, victory was required to simply edge back ahead of Jurgen Klopp s relentless Liverpool.

The Reds had just won their eighth game in succession and both frontrunners had smashed through the 90-point barrier. Twists and turns? Nothing of it. Just a thundering, unblinking march towards the prize.

This has been a season to forget what you might usually expect to be possible. In that spirit, Vincent Kompany looked up 30 yards from goal, had one more tentative shuffl…