"We're delighted with the clean sheet and the performance", said City skipper Kompany.
City's Yaya Toure provided the first on-target effort early in the second half but his effort posed no threat to Forster, before James Ward-Prowse curled an ambitious free kick over the angle of Claudio Bravo's goal.
"We had that in the Monaco game and we can not forget how good they are after what they did (winning) in Dortmund".
This is a team that is consistent in their ability to beat the Premier League's lesser clubs, but struggles when they step up in class.
On the significance of the result to City's top-four hopes, Kompany added: "We knew this game was massive for us".
"Last season Manuel [Pellegrini] was so upset he could not use him and this season is the same".
The City forward has earned praise from global teammate, Neymar, who has revealed he's a big fan of the 20-year-old's style of play. The newly-acquired Italian striker is scoring a goal every 70 minutes in the Premier League at the moment. "I scored in front of the away fans and for me it was a great feeling". Now he's involved in the game.
Meanwhile, in Brazil, a Selecao superstar has told the press of his admiration for fellow countryman, Gabriel Jesus.
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With recent success from both Southampton and Manchester City, both teams are in a fight for different outcomes.
"We were able to score six goals in two games and we were out and that means it's how you live the whole situation, the 180 minutes and everything that happens".
His performance against the Saints was a testimony to his class and skill and his propensity to bail the team out whenever required.
"So hopefully he can be fit for the rest of the season because he's an important player for us". We can see all the teams trying to play like this, and have good possession.
It has been a topsy-turvy start to life for Guardiola in England, his attacking football mixed with defensive deficiencies as City fight to secure Champions League qualification.
"Believe me, the exception is to be seven years in a row there".
With the Premier League title nearly a lost cause for them, Manchester City will now be looking to secure an automatic qualification berth for next season's UEFA Champions League group stages. After a busy season, the visitors have had a rare week off to recuperate from their last game and that could well prove decisive.
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