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Manchester City stars hit the tiles in style after a record title win

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By Matt Strudwick and Emily Jane Davies

01:33 20 May 2024, updated 02:10 20 May 2024



The Manchester City stars have hit the tiles in style after a record fourth Premier League title win in a row.

Jack Grealish was seen sporting a £2,000 outfit last night as the team arrived for a celebratory meal at a top Greek restaurant after sweeping aside West Ham in a 3-1 win.

He wore a Gucci suit – a brand for which he is an ambassador – to the dinner at FENIX Restaurant in Manchester city centre.

Along with the players, many supportive partners attended the event, smiling at the success.

Phil Foden’s girlfriend Rebecca Cooke was pictured arriving, Rico Lewis seen holding hands with his partner, and Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina Serra was also spotted at the event.

There were wild scenes at the final whistle as jubilant fans stormed the pitch at the Etihad Stadium and flares were let off outside pubs as City won a six league title in seven seasons yesterday.

A sensational unbeaten run of 23 games extinguished Arsenal’s hopes of picking up their first Premier League title since the Gunners’ Invincible season in 2003/04 as Mikel Arteta‘s side missed out by two points.

Jack Grealish is seen grinning in his Gucci suit at The Manchester City title winning party at FENIX Restaurant in Manchester city centre on Sunday night
Wearing a green bomber jacket, Kyle Walker is seen arriving at last night’s festivities
Manchester United’s manager Pep Guardiola smiles as he arrives for the after party
Midfielder Phil Foden, 23, was also spotted arriving at the celebration after the match
Full-back Rico Lewis is seen arriving with his girlfriend
Manuel Akanji and his wife Melanie arriving last night holding hands

Meanwhile, there were emotional scenes at Anfield as a somber looking Jurgen Klopp, dressed in a mournful black, led out Liverpool to You’ll Never Walk Alone for the last time. 

The German blew kisses to the crowd at the final whistle as he won his last game in charge – the first Liverpool manager to do so since 1928 – in a 2-0 win over Wolves with Alexis Mac Allister and Jarell Quansah scoring the goals. 

Mohammed Salah had a chance to add a third in the 68th minute but his curling effort was sensationally tipped over the bar by Wolves’ Portuguese stopper Jose Sa. 

Cameras focused on Klopp ahead of kick-off as Liverpool supporters sang their pre-match anthem ahead of the final day clash with Wolves.

Klopp appeared visibly emotional on the touchline, with the 56-year-old trying to hold back tears.

Midfielder Rodri (right)is seen arriving at last night’s dinner party
Rúben Dias
Erling Haaland
Nathan Ake dressed in a white t-shirt is pictured at the celebratory event
Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina Serra was pictured arriving at the venue in Manchester
Phil Foden’s girlfriend, Rebecca Cooke, smiles while arriving at the after party
Kevin De Bruyne and his wife Michèle held hands as they arrived yesterday

Spanish midfielder Rodri sealed a historic win for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s won an unprecedented fourth league title in a row
Phil Foden scores City’s second goal of the game during a 3-1 win over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium
A glum-looking Declan Rice stands next to manager Arteta after missing out at the title by two points

Manchester City’s players are jubilant as they lift the Premier League trophy for a fourth year in a row
Kyle Walker pours beer into Jack Grealish’s mouth after lifting the Premier League trophy
The hilarious moment Phil Foden’s son Ronnie, 4, tries to get the cork out of a bottle of Champagne
Guardiola embraces Norwegian striker Erling Haaland as City are handed the Premier League trophy
Guardiola celebrates with his winners medal as he acknowledges the fans from the podium
Foden had scored with a rocket into the top corner after 79 seconds to settle the nerves
City fans were in party mode after Foden’s strike, but Mohammed Kudas’s stunning 43rd minute overhead kick ensured a nervy start to the second half
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates as his side became the first side in England’s top division to win a fourth league title in a row
Phil Foden celebrates winning his sixth Premier League title with his boyhood club
Kyle Walker walked out of the tunnel with his four sons, cradling his baby boy Rezon, who was born last month, as he introduced him to the thousands of fans
The Premier League trophy is seen with Manchester City ribbons after Guardiola’s men won 3-1 against West Ham
Erling Haaland won his second league title and was also once again the Golden Boot winner

In Manchester it was the blue half celebrating once again with newly crowned Player of the Season Phil Foden showcasing just why he should be the first name on the team sheet for England manager Gareth Southgate at the Euros this summer. 

Foden fired Pep Guardiola‘s side ahead after just 79 seconds with a rocket into the top corner to send the City faithful into hysterics.

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And it looked like being a comfortable afternoon when Foden struck again 18 minutes later with a sweeping strike to take his tally for the season to 19 goals and send the Etihad Stadium into title party mode. 

However, Mohammed Kudus’s spectacular overhead kick for West Ham two minutes before half time to ensure a nail-biting second half. 

Any doubts were extinguished on the hour mark by Spanish midfielder Rodri whose 18 yard side-footed shot snuck under the the Hammers’ despairing goalkeeper Areola. 

Erling Haaland should have made it four in the 84th minute but he misjudged the flight of a corner as the ball hit his shoulder and skewed wide from six yards out. 

At the final whistle City fans invaded the pitch as a jubilant Foden told Sky Sports: ‘I think now we’ve got ourselves in the history books, no team has ever done it. You can see what it means to us and what it means to the fans. 

‘Now we can say we are the first team to do it.’ 

City captain Kyle Walker lifted the trophy aloft as flames burst in the background as the party started at the Etihad.

Blue Moon played before Status Quo’s Rockin’ All Over The World blasted from the speakers. 

Guardiola told Sky Sports: ‘For Arsenal to push us to another level – before it was Liverpool and the last two seasons it’s been Arsenal. This one has been incredible. We get the message, we know they will be there for many years.

Guardiola holds a well-earned bottle of beer as he talks with City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher is spotted in the crowd at the Etihad Stadium
Fans of Manchester City celebrate on the pitch
A City fan roars in delight after the Citizens’ win over West Ham to secure the title
A topless City fan sits cross-legged on the pitch with a City tattoo displayed in the middle of his chest
A City fan collapses to his knees on the turf and spreads his arms as others take photos
A fan screams into the camera following City’s title win
Another fan with a M.C.F.C tattoo on his arm cheers with delight while others can be seen celebrating in the background
A City fan holds a loft a cardboard cut-out of the Premier League trophy with the number four in the middle
Manchester City fans invade the pitch at the Etihad after their side’s historic Premier League title win
City fans invade the pitch at the Etihad Stadium at the final whistle

‘Young manager with big talent – they sent us a message that you have to be careful for the next few years. 

‘When I moved here if someone had said I would win six leagues in seven seasons I would say you’re insane – no way. All these players for Manchester United and Liverpool and Chelsea, all these teams. Now is our period. We are part of that.’

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A dejected Arteta told TNT Sports: ‘I’m very proud. First of all congratulations to Manchester City, they are the champions, they’ve been incredible since December. We have tried with everything that we had. You can sense how much we wanted it, we really tried. It wasn’t enough, unfortunately.’ 

Liverpool paid an emotional tribute to the departing Klopp on the Anfield pitch at the final whistle.

Liverpool honoured individuals that had paid a major role in the German’s success as everyone wore the same celebratory red hoodies which read ‘I’ll Never Walk Alone Again’ on the back. 

Replicas of all the trophies he had won during his nine-year tenure were laid out on a table on the pitch, which Klopp admired before he spoke to the fans. 

He said: ‘I thought I’d be in pieces already, but I’m so happy. I can’t believe it about you all, about the atmosphere, about the game, about being part of this incredible family, about us, about how we celebrated this day. It’s just incredible.’ 

He led the Anfield crowd into a chant for incoming manager Arne Slot as he told them to ‘go all in from the first day’. 

Klopp said: ‘You keep believing and you push the team… I’m one of you now. I love you to bits.’ 

He then ran towards the Kop and gave his famous fist-pump to the crowd to rapturous cheers, before repeating the gesture to all sides of the ground.

Klopp gives his trademark fist pump to the Kop for the final time
Emotional Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk hugs Klopp on the pitch and told of how it had been a tough day for the club
van Dijk takes a photo at the end of the Wolves game in what was Klopp’s last game as manager

Klopp wears a celebratory red hoodie which read ‘I’ll Never Walk Alone Again’ on the back
Replicas of all the trophies he had won during his nine-year tenure were laid out on a table on the pitch, which Klopp admired before he spoke to the fans
Klopp applauds fans with his coaching staff after his last match as Liverpool manager
Jurgen Klopp hugs Trent Alexander-Arnold on the pitch after his final game in charge against Wolves
Liverpool supporters show their appreciation for Klopp as they hold aloft a banner which reads ‘Jurgen Lives Forever’
Klopp points to the message written on the back of his hoodie in front of the Kop
Klopp is all smiles as he thanks his players on the pitch in his final game in charge
The 56-year-old German tightly embraces Argentinian midfielder Alexis Mac Allister in emotional scenes at Anfield
Jurgen Klopp appeared visibly emotional ahead of his final match in charge of Liverpool
Klopp turned to the crowd to thank supporters for their support ahead of the clash with Wolves
Liverpool fans spelled out the message ‘Danke Jurgen YNWA’ as the teams prepared for kick off

Liverpool supporters lined the streets as the team bus made its way to Anfield ahead of kick off
Supporters set off red smoke flares as they welcome Jurgen Klopp for his final match in charge
Fans lined the streets to give Klopp a send off ahead of the home match against Wolves
Klopp will be bidding to end his time in charge of Liverpool with one final victory
The match against Wolves will be Klopp’s 489th and final one as manager of Liverpool
Several banners and murals have been placed over Liverpool in tribute to the ongoing boss

The match always promised to be an emotional occasion for Klopp and Liverpool fans as the legendary manager ends his nine and a half years in charge of the club.

Supporters had lined the streets around Anfield ahead of the match greet the team bus and show their support to Klopp.

Fans set off red smoke flares as the bus made its final approach to Anfield ahead of their last home match of the season. 

Reds supporters were heard chanting as the team bus drove past as the atmosphere grew before a memorable occasion at Anfield.

Liverpool shared a clip of supporters greeting the bus on social media, with the club writing ‘A special welcome to Anfield for Jürgen’s Reds‘.

Klopp was expected to receive a significant and emotional send-off at Anfield having etched himself into Liverpool’s history as one of the club’s great managers.

In nine memorable years at Anfield, Klopp became the first manager in the club’s history to win up the Premier League, European Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.

He also won the Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

His trophy haul would have been greater than seven without having Guardiola’s Manchester City as formidable rivals.

Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers as manager on October 8, 2015, and this afternoon’s clash with Wolves was his 489th match in charge of the Reds.

Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk appeared teary eyed as he told Sky Sports that he had been a ‘very emotional day’. 

‘It was always going to be a tough afternoon for everyone. We wanted to do our job, then we could be very emotional – and we will be,’ he said.

‘It was difficult but we did it. You can’t prepare for these moments where these things happen. Overall it’s been a good day and he deserves every bit of love he gets at the moment.’

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