Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his players after their 3-2 win at Newcastle United.
Oscar Bobb struck in injury-time for City's winner. Kevin de Bruyne also scored.
Guardiola said: "No words to describe the performance. We are judged on the performance. A win will be judged. The mentality and what we are able to do. We proved our qualities.
"We lost John Stones and Ederson. It was weird but we took the game in our control, we arrived in small pockets really well. We conceded two goals on the transition, they are similar to Liverpool. Stick to the plan, continue to do it and the magic from Kevin and Oscar came.
"They showed me they want to be there, to fight until the end that they want to retain the title."
On Kevin De Bruyne, he also said: "I'm so grumpy and upset with Kevin because his first touch was a free kick and he couldn't score. Phil Foden was outstanding. Everyone was really good."