From the locker room to the dance floor: Inside Man City’s boozy celebrations after historic title win

• Man City players party late into the night after winning the Premier League
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Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland led the festivities as Manchester City stars celebrated a historic fourth consecutive league title on Sunday evening.

Joy bounced from the locker rooms to the bars and until 5 a.m. at the Greek restaurant Fenix, as players took their wives and girlfriends for a night of drinking.

Pep Guardiola was in the mix after leading his side to a sixth Premier League title in seven seasons with a 3-1 victory over West Ham, much to the chagrin of Arsenal.

Grealish and Haaland struck a pose early in the night showing off their watches, with a Premier League medal dripping from the latter’s neck.

The party started in the locker room, where the players danced and sang: “Campeones, campeones, ole, ole, ole!”

Grealish spared no expense when it came to style, sporting a £2,000 outfit and posting a video of himself singing Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwriting’ with friends.

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He also celebrated with his little sister Hollie, 20, who smiled as he hugged and kissed her.

It was clear that Grealish intended to spend the night not only with his teammates but with as many friends as possible.

He wore a stunning Gucci suit – a brand he is an ambassador for – out to a meal and later posted a clip on his Instagram story of him singing the lyrics “the rest is still unwritten”, while holding a drink and showing its winner. medal.

But there was no escaping the buzz of the locker room to kick off the evening, where Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and others bounced around chanting: “Campeones, campeones, ole, ole, ole!”

Kyle Walker posed with the Premier League trophy alongside kit wizard Adam Smith and others.

Matheus Nunes, for his part, liked to sip a drink with friends.

It draws on the wild scenes that occurred at the Etihad after the final whistle.

City’s heroes only emerged from Fenix ​​at 5am, with players like Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne looking in poor condition.

Alongside the players, many supportive partners were present at the event, smiling at the success. Phil Foden’s girlfriend Rebecca Cooke was in attendance, while Rico Lewis was also seen holding his partner’s hand, and Pep Guardiola’s wife Cristina was pictured. Erling Haaland’s girlfriend Isabel Haugsend was also seen getting into the dance.

There was jubilation at the final whistle at 6pm on Sunday as joyful supporters stormed the Etihad Stadium pitch and flares were launched outside pubs across the city.

A 23-game unbeaten run has extinguished Arsenal’s hopes of winning their first Premier League title since the Gunners’ Invincible season of 2003/04, with Mikel Arteta’s side missing out by two points. Third place went to Liverpool in Jurgen Klopp’s last match.

At Manchester City, Foden scored twice early on as the team won the Premier League title with a convincing 3-1 win over West Ham.

There were few signs of nerves on the final day from Guardiola’s dominant side, although a spectacular Mohammed Kudus effort just before half-time at the Etihad Stadium gave rivals Arsenal brief hope.

Yet that quickly died down when Rodri headed home City’s third goal.

This victory ensured that they would not be caught by the second-placed Gunners regardless of their result against Everton, which ended 2-1 to the Gunners.

Arsenal had needed a favor from West Ham, who were already confirmed in ninth place and playing the final game of David Moyes’ second spell as manager.

With City showing little sign throughout the pressure placed on them, only optimistic Arsenal supporters expected them to make a mistake.

It took less than two minutes to dash even their hopes as City came out of the traps to put the matter beyond reasonable doubt.

With the sun blazing and their player of the season Foden at his best, they did it in style.

Foden collected a pass from Bernardo Silva on the right and cut inside, skipping a challenge from James Ward-Prowse and drilling a left-footed shot into the top corner from the edge of the area.

The atmosphere was already lively, but that was when the party really seemed to begin and City were reveling in the occasion.

West Ham, without Jarrod Bowen due to tonsillitis, could do little to fend off the hosts and it seemed only a matter of time before they doubled their lead as Jeremy Doku twice tested Alphonse Areola.

Rodri also had an effort, but the second goal duly arrived in the 18th minute when Doku fired the ball across the box and Foden swept past the goal with a first-time shot.

Erling Haaland looked set to add another, but Konstantinos Mavropanos did just enough to put him off as he prepared to shoot before Areola also denied the Norwegian.

The Hammers stirred before the break as Kudus forced a save from Stefan Ortega, then pulled one back with a superb overhead strike.

This happened after a corner when the ball hit Tomas Soucek and was launched into the air, with Kudus reacting instinctively to connect with a powerful bicycle kick.

With news spreading shortly after Arsenal had equalized against Everton, for some the seeds of second-half drama may have been sown, but in reality there was little chance.

Haaland shot narrowly and Kevin De Bruyne shot just wide shortly after the break.

City tightened their grip and West Ham had seen little of the ball when Rodri powerfully guided in City’s third from the edge of the area just before the hour mark.

West Ham seemed unmotivated to respond and City calmly stroked the ball.

Haaland almost added another when the ball burst off his shoulder and flew inches wide.

Some hearts may have been in their mouths when Soucek put the ball in the net two minutes from time, but it clearly hit his arm and was disallowed by VAR.

City saw five minutes of stoppage time without alarm and the celebrations began in earnest with thousands of fans ignoring requests to stay off the pitch.

But after the match, Guardiola cast doubt on his long-term future at Manchester City after admitting he was short of things to achieve.

“In terms of numbers, no one has been better than us – the records, the goals, the points and four in a row,” said Guardiola, who praised his Arsenal counterpart Arteta and the outgoing Liverpool boss , Klopp.

“If I land here tomorrow and you say I’ll win six Premier Leagues in seven years, I’ll say ‘Are you crazy?’. It’s impossible. We’ve done something incredible.

“Six Premier Leagues in seven years, in this country with modern football, the teams and everything. The teams and the organization surprise me, it’s an incredible club.

This is Guardiola’s 12th league title in 15 top-flight seasons as manager and he looks to add another FA Cup to his CV in next weekend’s Wembley final against rivals Manchester United .

The double would come hot on the heels of last season’s treble, leaving the City boss – whose contract expires in 2025 – short of things to motivate him.

“The reality is I’m closer to leaving than staying,” Guardiola told Sky Sports. “It’s been eight years, it’ll be nine.

“At the moment I have the feeling that I want to stay next season. We have spoken with the club, we have time to speak next season because I have to see the players too, (to see) if they follow me, they follow us, for many reasons I will stay and during the season we will discuss when it is calm.

Asked at the press conference if he felt he had finished English football and what he felt he still needed to achieve, Guardiola shrugged and said: ” I had this feeling last season.

“When we won in Istanbul (in the Champions League final), I said: ‘It’s over, what am I doing here?’ It’s over, there’s nothing left.

“But I have a contract, I’m here and I’m still enjoying it. There are times when I’m a little tired, but others I like, and then I said ‘OK, we’re here “.

“(We) start winning games, looking good, different players, new players and I start thinking, ‘Nobody’s made it four in a row, why don’t we try?’ “And now I’m like, ‘It’s done, what next? I don’t know right now.

“I know the next step will be the FA Cup. Gary Lineker told me, I didn’t know, that no team had played in the Premier Leagues and FA Cups back to back.

“They are our rivals and now what I want is for my players to enjoy these two, three days and then we have two days to prepare for the final.”