Stefan Ortega's "incredible" performance was praised by both Erling Haaland and Rodri after the second-choice goalkeeper helped Manchester City defeat Tottenham Hotspur in a crucial Premier League match on Tuesday night.
Heading into Sunday's season finale, City needed to win to secure the championship, and they succeeded due to a double from striker Haaland in the second half.
Six minutes after the half, the Norwegian headed home a precise cross from Kevin de Bruyne to give City their first league goal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He then scored a late penalty to give the visitors the three points.
With the brace, Haaland almost secures his second consecutive Golden Boot, taking him to 27 league goals this season, six goals ahead of Chelsea's Cole Palmer.
However, Ortega, the substitute goalkeeper who came in for Ederson in the 69th minute and made two huge stops to help City win, stole the show.
The German player was immediately summoned and skillfully thwarted Dejan Kulusevski, who was substituting in proximity. In the final five minutes of regular play, Tottenham Hotspur's captain, Son Heung-min, made a breakthrough, seemingly poised to score. However, Ortega efficiently denied the South Korean's attempt with a well-executed leg save.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, dropped to the ground, clenching his head in shock.
Instead, after Pedro Porro pulled down replacement Jeremy Doku, City was granted a penalty. In the 91st minute, Haaland scored the goal, setting off wild celebrations among the players in front of the City supporters.
Rodri, a midfielder for City, concurred with Haaland and acknowledged that Ortega had won them the game.
In the last game on Sunday, City leads Arsenal by two points. The Gunners welcome Everton at the Emirates, while the reigning champions play West Ham at the Etihad.
Guardiola stressed that none of his players will be losing concentration at this crucial juncture, even though they are in a strong position.
Tottenham is left trying to put together a season that had started so brilliantly, while City concentrates on winning additional trophies and completing a second consecutive domestic double when they play Manchester United in the FA Cup final on May 25.
Spurs' dreams of making it back to the Champions League are now dashed, as they have already dropped five of their last six games.
On Tuesday night, Tottenham were also in the fortunate position of perhaps aiding archrivals Arsenal in winning the championship, which encouraged some supporters to back City. Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Spurs, stated prior to the game that he couldn't understand wanting one's own team to lose. However, he later acknowledged that his squad was impacted by the dull environment within the stadium.