He’s a kid at Hart

NOT THIS TIME ... Joe Hart keeps out Dortmund on Wednesday

JOE HART was like a ‘kid in the park’ as he single-handedly kept Manchester City’s Champions League hopes alive.

The England No 1 made a string of top saves on Wednesday to keep a rampant Borussia Dortmund down to one goal.

City fans hailed it as his best display for their club — but Hart, 25, admitted it reminded him of when he was a lad growing up in Shrewsbury.

He said: “Normally I don’t feel I do a great deal in a Man City shirt, so when required I like to step up.

“But it was like being down at the park getting peppered by your mates.

“We are in with the big boys now and there is no place to hide.

“There is no point being on a learning curve if you are not going to win.”

About Mario Balotelli’s late equalising penalty, Hart added: “Mario is never going to miss a penalty. I would put my life on him. He was cool and took it well.

“He handled the pressure and scored a big goal for us.”