Manchester City to hold victory parade after winning historic Premier League title

Manchester City are to hold a victory parade through the city centre following the club's historic fourth-successive Premier League title.

The Blues will take to the streets on Sunday (May 26) in a rite-of-passage victory tour around the city. The route will see the four-time champions travel from the National Football Museum and along Deansgate in the city centre.

Huge crowds are expected to turn out to see Pep Guardiola's side lift the Premier League trophy from an open-top bus - and perhaps even grab a selfie at one of several stopping points along the way.

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The bus will travel from the National Football Museum, through Cathedral Gardens and along the length of Deansgate, stopping at several points along the way, according to Manchester City Council.

However, they have warned the city centre is expected to be busy on Sunday as the Great Manchester Run is also taking place, with runners finishing the race along Deansgate.

The parade will take place in the evening to ensure enough time for clean-up after the half marathon, council bosses said, with an estimated start time of 7:30pm. The parade is expected to last for two hours, until around 9:30pm.

Fans planning to attend Sunday's parade are asked to travel light - no big bags - and not to bring glass bottles in with them.

Councillor Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Congratulations to Manchester City. Being crowned premier league champions once again and for an astonishing fourth year in a row is an incredible achievement by the club and its players, showing once again that Manchester's world class sporting credentials really are second to none.

"We know how much this means to fans of the club young and old - not just in Manchester but around the globe - and the homecoming parade on Sunday promises to be an unmissable night to remember for fans and players alike as they celebrate this historic title win together."

A list of road closures over the weekend in connection with the Great Manchester Run is already available online at manchester.gov.uk/roadclosures and will be added to ahead of the weekend with any further road closures deemed necessary in order to facilitate the Manchester City parade.