Pep Guardiola hails ‘incredible’ Stefan Ortega as Man City close on title

Pep Guardiola hailed Stefan Ortega after Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Tottenham (Adam Davy/PA)

Pep Guardiola paid tribute to Manchester City’s back-up goalkeeper Stefan Ortega after a 2-0 win at Tottenham and claimed his “incredible save” could be the difference in the Premier League title race.

Guardiola insisted before the match that City’s prospects of a fourth consecutive league championship would be over if they failed to win at Spurs.