Leicester boss Dave Bassett received a League Managers' Association award from Sir Alex Ferguson prior to kick-off for 1,000 matches as a manager. He got plenty of applause from the City fans who respect his contribution to the game, even if the're glad Micky's going to be in charge from now on.

The game started with another silence for the Queen Mum despite us all having done it last week. This turned into a farce. The Birch announced there would be a minute's silence and everyone started to hush up. However, the referee & team captains and sponsors were faffing about having photos taken. By the time D'Urso eventually got to the circle, where most of the players had been standing for ages, and blew his whistle, people thought it was for the END of the minute not the beginning and started cheering!

D'Urso then waited forever and ever, whilst all the time hundreds of mobiles went off everywhere. Which fools ring their mates at the footy? Ours know better than to disturb us at a game. Then the national anthem was sung and the players who had gone running off to warm up had to come back to stand in the circle again. All very cringeworthy.

Thankfully the game started much better with City having two chances in the first attacks of the game. Playing towards the Kop, both Dickov and Deane tested the Man Utd defence and showed that we were not going to give in without a fight.

Man Utd were lacklustre and didn't push us particularly. They often looked dishevelled at the back (they did have both Nevilles on the pitch though.) and clueless going forward. Forlan got barracked with "Are you Ade in disguise" and looks like he'll never score in a million games on today's efforts.

City defended resolutely when necessary but had much of the possession and the more creative play. As usual though they let themselves down in the final third of the park, failing to finish any of the chances.

Half time and a respectable 0-0. Unlike the half time entertainment which was that bloke singing Nessa Dorma AGAIN. For Pity's Sake...this subject is on the agenda for next month's Fans Forum and boy will we have a lot to say about it.

Second half started, and it took Fergie only 5 minutes before he brought Van Nistelrooy on. Who made little impact. 2 chances off target all game at a guess. Phew.

City fans erupted in despair not long after as Brian Deane missed the best chance of the game. Lee Marshall won the ball unexpectedly after another positive game in midfield, and sent in a perfect cross into the box. Deane rose well for it and headed the ball straight...towards the bloody corner flag. Useless.

It was at this point that referee Andy D'Urso decided to go absolutely overboard in proving that he doesn't hate Man Utd. D'Urso, if you remember, is the guy who was famously chased round the pitch by half the United team when he awarded a penalty against them during the 1999/2000 season. He then failed to award Manchester United two penalties in the Charity Shield against Liverpool.

Well he more than made up for it today in the second half awarding them freekick after freekick, and giving us nothing. He missed their handballs, and their arms round people's throats (Neville you cheating bastard), yet if our players so much as breathed near a red shirt his whistle was in his mouth.

It was only going to be a matter of time before all this extra possession he was giving the Scum would pay off, and it was on the hour mark after 5 minutes worth of freekicks and Scum corners that the Mancs finally got through Leicester's defence. Callum Davidson failed to clear a ball into the box, heading it on instead.

Solskjaer wasn't going to turn down an opportunity like that and turned in the box in time to get a shot in before Mad Frank could close him down, leaving Walker diving helplessly.

1-0 to Man Utd and relegation for Leicester if it stayed that way.

City didn't give up, and Matty Piper, who had played a blinder again getting down the wing and getting crosses in, suddenly appeared in the middle and unleashed a great shot which just sailed above the crossbar.

Fergie then threw Ryan Giggs on too. Nope, no real effect there either. Couple of Giggsy style runs, but City mopped up where it counted in the box, mainly by Elliott and Sinclair.

City fans were holding it together pretty well despite inevitable relegation looming. The Scum fans on 80 minutes started singing "You're going down in 10 minutes". Then on 81 minutes they started to sing " You're going down in 9 minutes". etc etc. And they wonder why no-one likes them.

There weren't many tears though until the 88th minute when something quite amazing happened. Words couldn't do it justice but all that were there will hold it dear in their memories forever.

The Kop started to sing "Stand up if you love Leicester" and slowly the whole ground stood and 19,000 City fans sang and started to spontaneously applaud the team for the next couple of minutes. It sent a shiver down your spine to see and hear it all, and the tears started to flow for many folk in between the smiles and the looks of pride.

Leicester fans, thank you, you were bloody brilliant today. A memory to be cherished forever that made the day not seem quite as bad as it could have done.