Five of Hart's 10 England caps have come in the rebuilt stadium.

He is unbeaten too, with three wins and two draws to show for his efforts, plus a couple of clean sheets.

But nothing quite matches the experience of winning major prizes with the men you share a dressing room with every day, which is why Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against United promises to be such an intense occasion.

"I have good memories of Wembley but I want better ones," he said.

"I want some with Manchester City. Hopefully I will get two games there with them this season."

That dressing room Hart is so fond of has been a pretty sombre place this week after Monday's defeat at Liverpool.

The defensive solidity Mancini appeared to have instilled in his squad during the early months of the season has evaporated.

Hart was given virtually no protection at Anfield and had it not been for an excellent fingertip save to deny Luis Suarez, the Blues would have been behind long before Andy Carroll's first Reds' goal began a nightmare City have rarely experienced in recent times.

"It is not the end of the world but for anyone who is human, a result like that hurts," said the 23-year-old.

"We need to use it positively. It has made me angry and wanting to finish the season well.

"There is no point leaving at Anfield what we have done all season."

City fans are desperately crossing their fingers over the fitness of skipper Carlos Tevez, who limped off with a hamstring injury.

Yet even Mancini believes it will be impossible to get the South American fit, meaning either Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko or both will be required to step up.

Dzeko is yet to show he is capable of achieving that, although he did score twice against United in his Wolfsburg days.

Balotelli is a different story, although the 20-year-old's attitude was called into question once more on Merseyside after a performance so tepid he was substituted before the end despite being the substitute for Tevez.

If there is a silver lining it is that City, despite collecting just two points from their last five away games and bowing out of the Europa League in dismal fashion to Dynamo Kiev last month, still have so much to play for.

The twin pre-season aims of a trophy and a top-four berth are within reach and, despite the gulf in recent form, Hart knows City will tackle United as equals.

"It won't be difficult to lift ourselves," he said.

"Saturday takes care of itself. It is a massive day and a massive occasion for everyone.

"We still have massive games to play. That is the exciting thing about being at this club.

"It has been weird not playing two games this week because we were not in the Europa League.

"But we must use that as a positive. We have not usually had the rest we have now.

"There are no excuses. We have to go out there and perform."