We say goodbye to another City Legend - another captain bowing out at the top, like Vinny, David and Fernandinho before him.
But Ilkay’s goodbye is the best of the lot - leading us to the Treble and the most glittering season in our history on his way.
He turned into the ultimate big game player during his time with us - and became our captain in the process.
The player we could turn to when the pressure's on, and we needed someone to step up and show the rest of the team the level we needed to be at.
He didn’t have that when he first came to City - he grew with us, and we reached even greater heights because of it.
It’s not exaggerating in any way to say League last season and the Treble this season simply would not have been possible without him.
But all good things must come to an end, so it’s time to say a fond farewell to our Skipper and a true City gentleman.
We’ll always have the memories to share - wherever our journeys take us next!