Manchester City celebrate title win with parade

1. Manchester City celebrate becoming the first men's side to win four consecutive Premier League titles
2. The team also won the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup
3. Thousands gather to watch their heroes parade through Manchester city centre

Thanks for joining us

That concludes our coverage of Manchester City's victory parade. Thanks for joining us for what has been a very special occasion for the blue half of Manchester.

Who knows? Maybe we'll see them here again at the same time and in the same place next year. You wouldn't put it past them, would you?

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Highlights of the parade

It's been a memorable evening for the club and their fans. Here are some of the images of a special evening.

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Night falls as celebrations reach finale

City captain Kyle Walker summed up the mood of many fans when he jumped out from under an umbrella at the parade's finale.

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A fan told BBC Radio Manchester the rain at last year's parade was "like a monsoon", but she was much happier today:

"Four in a row is amazing," she said.

"I remember when we never used to win anything, so this is amazing."

Relive the joy of the parade

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BBC Radio Manchester have been broadcasting live from the parade, capturing the atmosphere as the blue half of Manchester celebrated their side's record-breaking Premier League win.

If you missed the start, you can listen to it all over again on BBC Sounds

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'We want to go again and win more'

City’s player of the season Phil Foden has told the crowd he and his team-mates wanted to win even more next term.

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"It’s been a special season," he said.

"Obviously, [four in a row] is something nobody else has done before.

"It’s an unbelievable feeling.

"There is a hunger inside me to win trophies and the other players want to win as well.

"We’re delighted with this season but next season we want to go again and win more."

Introducing... You'll Never Beat Kyle Walker

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It has been a great season for Manchester City captain Kyle Walker and he will be reflecting on it and his whole career in a new podcast on BBC Sounds.

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You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker will give listeners a true insight into what it’s really like to be at the top of the game for so long.

Each week, host Chris Hughes and Kyle Walker will take you inside the dressing room and on to the team bus to find out what it takes to win over and over again.

The pair will talk about the beautiful game, have a bit of a laugh, tell funny stories about football and dig into Kyle’s career as a serial champion.

It will be a chance to find out what it takes to win 17 major honours, including Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups, as well as leading his country out at Wembley as captain of England.

Listen in on BBC Sounds

Flares, flames and fireworks

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There’s still confetti falling around me.

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Some fireworks just went off near a skyscraper and the plume of flames looked huge and incredible.

There must be some firework stores quite happy in Manchester today.

Pep promises to City 'will be back' to take the FA Cup next season

Pep Guardiola has been giving his thoughts about the season and his future and though the supporters have been enjoying the parading of three trophies, it was clear the one that so recently got away was on his mind.

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"We will be back next season," Guardiola told BBC Radio Manchester.

"The FA Cup, we will take it."

This is the sixth time Guardiola has led City to the Premier League title, but with one year left on his contract, speculation has quickly turned as to how much longer the Catalan might stick around.

"Even myself, I couldn’t expect to stay here eight years, but everything goes well,” he said.

"Step by step, we are here. It looks routine but it’s not routine."

But when asked if he would “please stay forever”, the 53-year-old could only laugh.

Sun's out... almost

The rain has stopped and that has been the trigger for some of City's players to don their sunglasses.

It's a toss-up between Jeremy Doku's super-smooth offerings or Josko Gvardiol's chunky white ones for the title of most fashionable pair.

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'A really joyous occasion'

The parade has almost completed its journey down Deansgate - one of the city's main thoroughfares, which links the medieval cathedral at one end to the brand new skyscrapers at the other.

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BBC Radio Manchester's Robin Grey said it has been a "real joyous occasion" with fans singing out chants for Kevin De Bruyne and "blue everywhere with a sea of inflatable bananas".

One fan also said City will do "five-in-a-row next year" - let's face it, it would be a brave pundit that discounted such a prediction.

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A celebration of Manchester's past footballing glories

City started their parade at the National Football Museum, which is currently hosting A City United, an exhibition which "provides an endearing snapshot of 1970s football culture in the heart of Manchester".

It runs until Friday if you fancy some nostalgia.

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'Support has been brilliant'

Lining the parade, City supporter Clare told BBC Radio Manchester this season had been about "making history", adding that Kevin De Bruyne had been a favourite player for her and her daughter.

"The support from the fans has been brilliant," she added.

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Another fan Phil said Pep Guardiola had made "an unbelievable leap to do what he has done this year".

He added that Rodri had been "unbelievable".

"We were worried when Fernandinho left us where would the replacement come, but wow, he's as good, if not better."

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Haaland the hero hailed by hordes

Erling Haaland has clearly been enjoying the celebrations - and why shouldn't he?

After all, despite facing criticism from some pundits through the season, he finished the Premier League season with 27 goals in 31 games - a stat which brought him the league's Golden Boot award for the second consecutive season.

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Speaking on board the open top bus, he told fans he "can’t complain" about the way the season has gone.

"It’s been a lovely season, four in a row, this club is amazing and I’m so proud of everyone," he added.

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'Job done'

Sean, who has brought his family along, told BBC Radio Manchester: "It feels great knowing that they’ve got that winning mentality in them to win four in a row."

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But despite the consecutive successes, he said he "doesn't take it for granted".

"They know exactly what they need to do and they get out there and get the job done."

A double-treble with a difference

Manchester City's supporters will tell you that even though they lost the FA Cup final yesterday, the team are still celebrating a second consecutive treble.

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This year's combination of trophies is a different line-up to last year's.

While they once again hold the Premier League trophy, instead of last year's FA Cup and Champions League titles, this year's treble was completed by taking the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup titles.

A special moment for the blue half of Manchester

Eager fans have filled up Exchange Square and Deansgate to get a view of the squad.

There is definitely a family feel with generations of City supporters sharing in the special moment.

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Pep's on confetti cannon duty as parade in full swing

The buses carrying Manchester City's players and staff are now making their way through Cathedral Gardens and manager Pep Guardiola is leading by example, firing confetti into the crowd from the top deck.

The response? Huge cheers, as ever.

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'Absolutely fantastic'

Robin Grey

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Dave, Nathan and Ged stopped to speak to me outside the Hilton hotel, where the parade will end later.

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They told me it was "absolutely fantastic" to be celebrating another title.

Ged said Rodri had been his favourite player all season and added that while it was a shame the club had lost the FA Cup final, "you can't have it all".

Nathan said he had a season ticket for 20 years and he "wasn't that happy being dragged to games when I was a kid".

"It's got a bit better since my teens," he added, grinning.

'Great for the kids to see'

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I've been out and about among the fans and the mood is understandably buoyant.

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One boy told me he is most looking forward to seeing Phil Foden because "he can just walk though with the ball and score".

Another fan said the success of the club was "great for the kids to see".

"It was bit sad yesterday with the FA Cup final loss but we've got to let Manchester United have some sort of feel-good factor," they added.

There was even more urban diplomacy on show from another woman, who said "even if we've got only one trophy this year, I'm not bothered - at least we've won a trophy".

"Well done to Manchester United - they deserve a win after all the years they've had," she added.

Quiz: A Man City end-of-season special

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