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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.’