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Daniel Murphy

Grealish's wild antics and Ederson's confetti cannon mishap - the best moments from Man City's incredible treble parade

You would say they would remember it forever but given the amount of booze that's been drunk that might not be the case.

But regardless, Manchester City's incredible treble title parade saw thousands of Blues supporters descend upon the city centre on Monday afternoon to celebrate Pep Guardiola's side's remarkable achievement. City defeated Inter in the Champions League final on Saturday to secure a treble after already winning the Premier League and FA Cup.

It's been a non-stop party since the full-time whistle blew in Istanbul and after a brief pitstop in Ibizia, it continued in Manchester. Though a storm of tropical proportions delayed proceedings, the torrential rain and frightening lightning did not deter the celebrations.

If anything they made them that more special. Typically Manchester. The players embarked on an open-top bus parade through the city centre before meeting thousands of supporters gathered in St. Peter's Square.

READ MORE: City Treble parade and celebrations - as they happened

Here are the best moments from an incredible evening ...

Grealish's tram antics

Jack Grealish looks like he hasn't slept or drank anything alcohol-free since Saturday night and unsurprisingly he was at the heart of the funniest scenes from the celebrations. That started as early as on the tram journey into town where he danced around topless and willfully accepted beer poured into his mouth from above.

Interestingly, video footage also captured him making a praying motion in the direction of Bernardo Silva as he appeared to say: "Please don't go." Bernardo has been keen on a return to mainland Europe for a few years but a suitable offer has yet to be made. However, he is being heavily linked with Paris Saint-Germain.

Haaland soaks Grealish

One of the best videos we got straight from the players' bus showed Erling Haaland (or it may have been a mystery culprit) soaking Grealish in champagne, this before it had even rained! The No.10 looked a fair bit annoyed at his ruined hair while Haaland couldn't have been happier.

Pep's cigars

A city trophy celebration really wouldn't feel right if Pep Guardiola didn't dig the cigars out but there was no danger of that as the Blues boss looked like a don as he smoked at the top of the bus. Even the pouring rain didn't deter him!

(PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Brandon gets involved

City kitman Brandon Ashton is never far from the party and he was at it again on Monday. Video from the bus parade captured him spraying champagne over the side towards the (luckiliy already quite soggy) supporters before he pulled out his trademark belly slide when on the stage.

Ederson nearly takes Gomez's head off

Video footage posted by a couple of Twitter users captured the hilarious moment Ederson blasted a confetti cannon right behind Sergio Gomez's ear, though the Spaniard may not have found it too funny! The goalkeeper's safe hands secured the Champions League victory over Inter but he might have cost Gomez some hearing functionality.

In a scene straight from a cartoon, Ederson haphazardly lowered the cannon and pointed it in Gomez's direction after he failed to set it off when aiming into the sky. Inevitably, after fiddling with the trigger for a second, it went off and fired blue and white confetti straight at Gomez's head.

Guardiola's rain verdict

Pep Guardiola danced his way onto the stage to a huge reception and said he couldn't have been happier with the tremendous downpour that didn't even come close to dampening the party. "What a parade!," he said to cheers. "We had to be the best parade with this rain or it is not Manchester! We don't want sunshine! We want rain! The perfect one!"

In response, the thousands of fans sang: "We'll sing in the rain, we'll sing in the rain. We're Manchester City, we'll sing in the rain."

Grealish and Phillips steal the show

After being the star of the show all day, there was one final opportunity for Grealish to provide more moments of hilarity. But not before Kalvin Phillips did so himself.

The host on the stage was trying to get a word with John Stones but had her mic commandeered by Phillips who sang the entirety of the 'Johnny Stones' chant including the x-rated bit about Manchester United.

Then it was Grealish, who had somehow acquired a high-vis jacket (possibly from getting off the bus to escort it to its parking spot as another video showed), who grabbed the mic, he said: "For the past 24 hours I've had the best day and night. To be fair I don't think I've slept." He then stood in silence for so long that the host felt the need to ask if he was okay before she tried to wrestle the mic off him. Grealish snapped out of it and continued: "I'm a turkey and the turkey needs feeding!"

This prompted Phillips to pour straight vodka straight down his open mouth as his teammates celebrated. God knows what state the team and the thousands of fans will get in tonight but they're bound to have an amazing time!

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