THE moments before the 2011 FA Cup semi-final were tense and Manchester City's dressing room was filled with a nervous energy.
Things were not as they normally were and something needed to happen before we headed out to face Manchester United. Up stepped Patrick Vieira. 'Everyone be quiet,' Patrick ordered.
A few of the lads looked at each other as if to say 'what is happening?' but soon everything became clear. Patrick had been with us for 18 months; he was approaching the end of his playing career but the fire was still burning inside him.