After an overall investment in excess of £1 billion, the team that Sheikh Mansour built, yesterday qualified for the Champions League.
And just to make the night even more sweet for City, the goal that sent them there was scored by the same man who denied them last year, Peter Crouch.
The Tottenham forward’s own goal after half an hour was enough to take City out of Liverpool’s reach with two games to spare.
And, though City fans were watching through splayed fingers at times as their team sat back on their 1-0 lead, they can now look forward to Saturday’s FA Cup final with Stoke knowing an end to their 35-year wait for a trophy will complete a perfect season.