Pep Guardiola benefitted from his Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson being allowed to play at Leicester with a crucial late save earning the champions a 1-0 win at Leicester.
Ederson, who had earlier suffered a cut mouth in a collision with Harvey Barnes, courageously rushed from his goal to block Ademola Lookman late on when the Foxes substitute was clear on goal.
Manchester City only received confirmation on the morning of the game that Ederson and Gabriel Jesus could play after the Brazilian FA withdrew their request to invoke a five-day ban for the players who didn't take part in last week's World Cup qualifiers because of Covid quarantine restrictions.