Jurgen Klopp has defended Sadio Mane after Pep Guardiola made headlines by openly accusing the forward of diving.
The Senegalese went down theatrically under a challenge from Frederic Guilbert in the first half, picking up a yellow card for simulation. However, he and Liverpool left Birmingham with all the right headlines after netting a 94th-minute winner to maintain his side's six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
Manchester City themselves need a late turnaround to avoid a shock home defeat to Southampton, with Kyle Walker netting four minutes from time to keep the Citizens' within an arm's reach of Liverpool ahead of their crunch Anfield clash next week.