Mike Whalley asks six Manchester City heroes to nominate their moments to remember from a glorious season.

Mike Summerbee

Seeing Carlos Tevez lift the FA Cup was the sweetest moment of the season and a great reward for our fans who have waited so long for success.

I watched the final at Wembley with Francis Lee and Tony Book and it was a very special occasion for the three of us as it brought back a lot of memories of the success we were fortunate enough to enjoy.

But I can’t tell you how nervous I was beforehand. Even though most people made us favourites, I didn’t want to say or do anything to tempt fate – not when we were so close.

I also knew that Stoke would make it very difficult for us, so when Yaya Toure’s shot hit the net with 15 minutes to go, I felt a great sense of relief.

My hope now is that this is the start of something special, and I genuinely believe it will be. This is a club in good hands and moving in the right direction.

Tony Book

It’s been brilliant to see the way the Poznan celebration has become a part of City’s culture.

I don’t think any of us knew quite what to make of it the first time we saw it, when Lech Poznan came to the City of Manchester Stadium in the Europa League in October.

But the City fans – who have been brilliant all season – really took to it, and I thought it was a fitting way of paying tribute to Neil Young during the FA Cup tie at Leicester in January.

After the FA Cup win, I even joined in with the Poznan myself at the homecoming party. It was a great sight to see all the supporters around the stadium doing exactly the same thing that night.

It’s a sign of just how loyal the City supporters are that they’ve stuck with the club through some pretty lean times. They’ve never stopped supporting, and now they have their reward.

Gary Owen

Do you really need me to tell you which game I enjoyed more than any other over the last 10 months? It has to be the FA Cup semi-final win over United.

There was so much at stake that day. Two closely-matched teams went head-to-head in the first Manchester derby to be played at Wembley, and both knew that the winners would be favourites to lift the cup.

It was such an important victory for us in the context of the season, because people were questioning us after the ­3-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool five days earlier.

The win was fully deserved. It demonstrated the belief in the squad and gave added belief to the supporters.

And it set us up for the remainder of the season. We won six out of our final seven games after the semi-final – and you all know about the rewards that came as a result.

Joe Corrigan

I was pleased to see Joe Hart win City’s performance of the season award for his display at Tottenham on the opening day. It was a fantastic performance.

But there was a sign of his growing maturity as a goalkeeper in the return game at Eastlands in May, when City won 1-0 to secure a place in the Champions League.

He made an outstanding save late on in that game, having had very little to do up until that point. I think that’s a real tribute to his concentration levels.

I always remember Ray Clemence doing something very similar in an England game in which he’d been virtually a spectator. That was his forte because he used to do it at Liverpool too.

A top-class side need a goalkeeper who can cope with spending long periods without seeing much of the ball – and then pull off an outstanding save when needed. The fact that Joe can do that is a real encouragement both for him and City. 

Ian Brightwell

Carlos Tevez’s free-kick in the 3-0 league win over Stoke last month was so good, it even topped my goal against United at Old Trafford in 1990!

Joking aside, it was a great strike, with pace, power and accuracy. Even by Carlos’ standards, it was something special.

It was a worthy winner of the club’s goal of the season award.

And what a season it was. I always thought we would make the top four and qualify for the Champions League, but the way we finished the season really impressed me.

It showed there was a great ambition in the team to keep on pushing even when we’d won the FA Cup and secured the top-four spot with the win over Tottenham.

Carlos has been a big part of that, and I would love him to stay. But even if he does go, no one will be able to say that he didn’t give his best for the team while he was here.
 
Nigel Gleghorn

The day that City really started to look like a Champions League team came on the Sunday afternoon in April when they dismantled Sunderland in about 30 minutes.

And that’s not an easy thing for me to say because I grew up as a Sunderland fan!

City had been threatening a performance like that for a while, but on that day it all came together in a terrific 5-0 victory.

I saw every home game bar one this season, and what was impressive for me was the way that City got better as they went on and then hit their best form during the run-in – when it mattered most.

David Silva was a revelation once he got used to the pace of the Premier League.

And finding a more attacking role for Yaya Toure later on in the season was a masterstroke.

What were your favourite moments? Have your say.