Manchester City celebrates FA victory

Thousands of people lined the streets on Monday as Manchester City held a parade to celebrate their FA Cup victory.

Players, including captain Carlos Tevez, celebrated on board an open-topped bus which drove through the packed streets of Manchester after a presentation at the town hall. The parade ended with a firework display at their Eastlands stadium.

Yaya Toure's goal gave Roberto Mancini's side a deserved 1-0 victory over Stoke City at Wembley on May 14 to secure the club's first trophy in 35 years.

It was a double celebration for City, who confirmed their automatic entry to the group stage of the Champions League by winning 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers on Sunday to finish third in the league table, the first tangible reward for Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Al Nahyan, who bought the club in 2008 and has spent around 300 million pounds on transfers alone.

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