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'We were up there bricking it!' - The two inspirational Man City fans picked for Premier League trophy honour

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Olivia Wilkinson spoke for about 50,000 people inside the Etihad when she spoke of the mood as Manchester City threatened to blow the Premier League title on the final day. "We were up there bricking it, absolutely bricking it," the lifelong fan said. "A lot of tears were shed from us," adds Ben Mason, a Blue from Jersey.

If nothing else, it shows how wonderfully ridiculous football can be that two young people who are going through so much in their lives can be so affected by 22 men kicking a ball about.

Ben and Olivia shared the same incredible experience as millions watching as they saw Pep Guardiola's side score three goals in six second-half minutes to beat Aston Villa and win the league in unbelievable fashion.

Ten years on from 93:20, City produced another ridiculous victory from the jaws of a painful defeat. The two City fans did not see the third goal go in, however, precisely because they were at the ground on Sunday to do something nobody else there was.

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