BERT Trautmann played on with a broken neck in the cup final. City would not have won the Champions League last season but for Ederson's string of saves.
But perhaps the most memorable performance by a City goalkeeper will always be the night Joe Hart made it his personal mission to stop Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp.
City needed to win at Barcelona to progress in the Champions League last-16 back in 2015, having lost 2-1 at the Etihad in the first leg. Hart had saved a Messi penalty to keep City in with a chance of progressing, and followed it up with one of the best individual performances by a player at the club in years.
As Hart announced his retirement yesterday, which will come at the end of Celtic's season, City fans have taken to social media to remember their fan favourite between the sticks, who played an integral role in bringing the Blues from mid-table obscurity to domestic domination and later European Champions.
On that night in the Nou Camp in 2015, Hart made a remarkable 10 saves, of which five came from inside the area. He denied Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez three times each, all in one-on-one scenarios.
The City goalkeeper got up from nowhere to deny Messi on the turn, and then from a tight angle after a one-two with Andres Iniesta. Hart stood firm to deny Jordi Alba from Messi's smart through-ball, before pushing away Messi's effort from distance. Messi thought he had finally beaten Hart after sidestepping him near the byline, but the number one was there again to stop the shot.
That was when he prevented Neymar and Suarez efforts from going past him after Messi freed them both in space, Suarez congratulating him on the field after one particular stop.
Denne historien er fra February 23, 2024-utgaven av Manchester Evening News.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra February 23, 2024-utgaven av Manchester Evening News.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
DON'T PANIC
KOVACIC CONFIDENT BLUES CAN OVERCOME SLUMP
Zlatan not ruling out Vic switch
AC MILAN advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic has refused to rule out the possibility of United centre-back Victor Lindelof joining the Italian club next summer.
Carsley gives respect to Ireland after Greece win
INTERIM boss Lee Carsley says celebrations are on ice as England look to follow up their impressive win in Greece by sealing promotion back to the Nations League top tier by beating the Republic of Ireland.
Young Heskey aims to step out of dad's shadow with Blues
\"IT'S the normal,\" says one of the latest City academy strikers catching attention in describing his upbringing.
Safety pledge for Brits going overseas for ops
THE Health Secretary has said he will work to improve safety for Britons travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures in the wake of several deaths.
£15m 'wasted' on migrant camp site
THE Home Office spent £15m buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels, according to Whitehall's spending watchdog.
Experts: Climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose'
THE process of UN climate negotiations is no longer fit for purpose and requires a comprehensive overhaul, leading experts have warned.
McCall reveals tumour diagnosis
CELEBRITIES have flocked to wish Davina McCall well after she revealed she has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, with fellow TV presenter Amanda Holden sending \"so much love\".
'Revenge' shooting teen faces years behind bars
BOY BLASTED AT CLOSE RANGE WITH SHOTGUN IN PREMEDITATED AND PRE-PLANNED' ATTACK
'It was dark, the waves were very high - it was very, very hard'
THE M.E.N. SPEAKS TO ASYLUM SEEKERS WHOSE HOUSING AT A HOTEL HAS DIVIDED A TOWN
