Red and Blue - Manchester burst into joy and despair as City beat United to win the FA Cup final at Wembley.
Some 80,000 packed into the national stadium in London for an historic tie - it was the first time in the competition's 152-year history that City and United met in the final.
Back in Manchester, those without tickets watched the drama unfold on screens large and small in homes, pubs and other venues across the city.
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A Bruno Fernandez penalty equalised Ilkay Gundogan's opener to see the sides go in level at half-time. In the second half, Gundogan grabbed a second and, despite a late flurry from United, City survived. They lifted the cup, in the process landing the league and cup double on their way to what Blues hope will end up in the Treble should they win next week's Champions League final.
At Mary D's pub near City's Etihad stadium, Blues fan Peter Bethune said of City's first: "I thought the roof was going to lift off."
By the end of match City fans celebrated wildly, hugging each other and cheering and dancing when the final whistle sounded, marking yet another triumph for Pep Guardiola's team.
City went to Wembley with an eye on matching United’s historic treble from 1998-99, which no other English club has managed to emulate. They're now one game away from that Treble.
There were tears and cheers in the famous east Manchester pub as City were finally crowned FA Cup winners.
Cries of despair rang out across the venue when the Blues conceded the penalty which ended with United's equaliser.
But supporters belted out 'Blue Moon' when Gundogan scored what proved to be the winner. At the final whistle, the pub erupted in celebration.
"It’s just amazing," said Aidan Appleyard, 28, who travelled from Sheffield to watch the game.
"To win an FA Cup is amazing but to beat United in an FA Cup final - it doesn’t get much better than that."
Meanwhile over at the Bishop Blaize pub in the shadow of United's Old Trafford ground, Reds had started the afternoon full of hope - hope that was punctured within seconds of kick-off.
Before the kick-off, one United fan who declined to be named admitted she was 'dead nervous'. She said: "I’ve got everything crossed for an easy win. If City score first we’ll play better, but if we score first we might sit back."
It wasn't to be for the Reds, although fans can console themselves with their victory in the Carabao Cup earlier this season and a top four finish to secure Champions League football next season.
Fergie, Cantona, Rooney - the faces of United legends look down on the punters in pictures plastered across the walls of The Bishop Blaize. But those artworks represent a different era, and to most pundits, United went into the final as firm underdogs.
That meant nerves for the die-hard Reds before the game. "Just been thinking about it all day," said Aaron Cury, who arrived early at the Bishop Blaize with his mates.
"We’re underdogs, but you never know on derby day, there’s always a good chance.” It was a hope shared by fellow Reds in the famous boozer that's a stone’s throw away from United’s Old Trafford ground.
Before the kick-off, the Reds were already in good voice after booming renditions of classic chants of yore. But the atmosphere was shattered the moment City scored their first with barely a minute on the clock.
Fernandes’ penalty was a lifeline for United. Punters chanted 'Bruno' when the Portuguese scored the equaliser. The fans inside the Bishop Blaize went wild. They dared to hope. Could the underdogs win?
Beer was splattered across the pub.
A shirtless supporter roused the fans from a table below the big screen, and the noise was deafening. United supporters went into half time in good spirits, but any positivity was punctured the moment City’s second went in after the interval.
Frustration was visible on the faces of all fans as they watched the big screen with increasing despair and frustration.
United mounted infrequent attacks but when they did there was hope. A desperate scramble in the box, Scott McTominay came close but the ball went over the bar, and with and remaining hope United could force an equaliser and extra time.
Then came the final whistle, and despair for the watching Reds.
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