Yaya Toure saved Joe Hart's reddens as he netted a 89th-minute punishment to give Premier League pioneers Manchester City a 2-1 win over Norwich City.
Having scored 16 times in their past three local home matches, Manuel Pellegrini's group battled for their standard familiarity and needed to hold up until the 67th moment to open the scoring - Nicolas Otamendi controlling home his first objective for the club from Kevin De Bruyne's outswinging corner.
Norwich searched set for an offer of the crown jewels when Hart spilt an apparently routine take from substitute Jonathan Howson's cross to give Cameron Jerome a tap-in seven minutes from time.
Yet there was further late dramatization as Russell Martin was sent off for blocking Raheem Sterling's goalbound shot with his arm and Toure held his nerve from 12 yards to beat John Ruddy's plunge.
Sterling won another punishment when Robbie Brady cut him down profound into harm time, however Aleksandar Kolarov assuming control from Toure was a less than ideal move as the Serbia universal impacted wide with the last kick of the match
Manchester City stay above Arsenal on objective contrast, leeway shorn by their nearest opponents asserting a 3-0 win at Swansea City, while Norwich are two focuses over the transfer zone in sixteenth after a fourth back to back class misfortune.
Young striker Kelechi Iheanacho was compensated for a shimmering presentation in Wednesday's 5-1 League Cup triumph over Crystal Palace with a first Premier League begin, while Fernandinho came back to the home midfield in the wake of serving an one-match suspension.
Youssouf Mulumbu made his Premier League bow for Norwich, who started brilliantly at a ground where they persevered through a 7-0 rout on their past visit.
After John Ruddy made a sharp tenth moment save from Wilfried Bony, Alex Neil's side delighted in a spell of weight at the flip side as Alex Tettey had a scratching shot blocked and Sebastien Bassong neglected to associate with Matt Jarvis' seeking cross.
Hard smashed an exertion wide from inside the zone taking after promising line-up play with Iheanacho and the Ivory Coast striker was correspondingly off-focus from 20 yards when teed up by De Bruyne in the 27th moment.
Hart kept out a rising Jarvis drive before Ruddy exceeded expectations himself to hook Toure's free-kick out of the top corner.
Jarvis cleared a path for Nathan Redmond because of harm at half-time and Bony was additionally in uneasiness after a crunching Bassong tackle finished his most recent sight of objective in the 53rd moment - De Bruyne cutting fiercely off focus after the ball loosened up.
Pellegrini's men had little to appear from patient develop in open play however broke the halt halfway during that time half when Otamendi fueled home.
Hard's unbeneficial mission to get on the scoresheet proceeded as he headed wide under weight from Bassong, with De Bruyne again supplying the ammo.
The previous Swansea star then saw a 80th-moment endeavor diverted wide with Ruddy attached to the spot as he tried to make the focuses safe, and Norwich were back on terms three minutes after the fact as Hart mysteriously blundered.
He was salvaged after a poor bit of play from partner Ruddy started perplexity in the Norwich box and Sterling – on for Iheanacho – drew the handball from Martin.
Reddish speculated effectively however Toure planted his spot-kick low and hard.
Hart somewhat gave penance for his blunder in stoppage time by pushing Martin Olsson's avoided strike to wellbeing, before Kolarov fizzled where Toure succee
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