There’ll be no standing ovation in a full stadium for David Silva after his final appearance for Manchester City.
He won’t be grabbing a microphone — Pablo Zalabeta-style — and making a triumphant speech to City’s fans, either. Not that it’s his style, anyway.
Indeed, whisper it but there’s an outside chance, if circumstances dictate, that the man they call “Merlin” — after the mythical wizard — might already have worn the club’s blue shirt in a competitive game for the last time.
Now, let’s take the best-case scenario: How about Silva ending his decade-long, era-changing City career by lifting the Champions League trophy as captain?