Even a rainstorm could not dampen the jubilant victory parade that Manchester City had on Monday to celebrate completing the long-awaited triple after winning the Champions League trophy the previous weekend.
Pep Guardiola, the team’s manager, led the team’s celebrations.
City players doused their already drenched fans with champagne during the delayed open-top bus parade that marked the club’s most successful season — when they followed their victorious runs in the FA Cup and Premier League with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan that secured them their first European Cup title. The parade marked the club’s most successful season, which occurred when they followed their victorious runs in the FA Cup and Premier League with a win over Inter Milan that secured them their first European Cup title.
The blue side of Manchester were all filled with elation as the players and supporters also celebrated becoming just the second English club to win the triple, equaling the achievement that their arch rivals Manchester United accomplished in 1999.
“What a parade, what an afternoon, it had to be the best parade with all of this rain, otherwise Manchester just isn’t the same city.” Guardiola, who was named manager of the year in the Premier League, made this statement in front of thousands of supporters. “We do not want sunshine,” he stated.
Nine days ago, Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker, and Kevin De Bruyne each scored twice against United to help City win the FA Cup. Each of the three players proudly displayed one of the trophies they won.
“For the most part, the previous twenty-four hours have been the finest day and night of my life. Before Kalvin Phillips poured some vodka into Grealish’s mouth, he added, “To be fair, I don’t think I’ve slept.” Grealish was referring to the fact that he had not slept.
The festivities seemed to be far from done for the City supporters as the players departed the stage, as they were set to revel far into the night after the game had ended.