On the brink of tears, a lifelong Manchester City fan sums up what it all means. "I got back at 4am from Istanbul and haven't stopped crying. It's history - nobody can take this from us."
And not even a huge thunderstorm could take this momentous occasion away from the thousands of devoted fans who braved the weather to line the streets of the city centre - as the treble-winning team were paraded along Deansgate in an open-top bus.
As the rain lashed down, and fan's soaking blue shirts clung to their bodies, nobody seemed the slightest bit bothered. As the sound of rain got louder, so did their cheers.
