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And so the After Party is about to begin.

It's also probably a good time for us to blow the whistle on our live coverage of the packed parade through the streets of Manchester.

My colleague Lynette Horsborough's news story will be published shortly on the Manchester page of the BBC News website.

Thank you for your company during the last five hours - all of us here at BBC North West really appreciate it on this sweltering Bank Holiday Monday.

It has been a memorable day for the blue half of Manchester.

It's also been an emotional day... truly the end of an era.

The Pep Guardiola era.

Goodnight!

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

The Co-Op Live Arena is filling up ahead of the arrival of Pep Guardiola and the Manchester City players.

More than 19,000 tickets have been sold.

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

Former City defender Nedum Onuoha has been looking back on Pep Guardiola's glory years at the club.

He said his legacy as a coach "goes far beyond just City".

"People have fallen in love with City because of how the Guardiola era has gone,” Onuoha said.

Lynette Horsburgh
North West

Thousands of fans are greeting the players who look in buoyant mood as the open top buses approach the Etihad - even without a beer in their hand, unlike their gaffer!

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Phil Cunliffe
BBC North West Tonight

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Pep Guardiola is one of the few people on the buses with a beer in hand.

After 10 years' hard graft, he's probably earned it...

Most of the players are sipping water, however.

Conscious of the World Cup, perhaps?

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

Former Manchester City striker Paul Dickov has been talking about the likely impact of manager Pep Guardiola leaving the club after 10 hugely successful years.

“When we lost Vincent Kompany, and then we lost Fernandinho, Sergio Aguero, David Silva - it was the end of the world, and somehow we replaced them and got better, and still won more trophies," he said.

"The club is so well run from top to bottom, there’s plans in place to replace whoever is leaving.

"People are already making comparisons to when Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United, or when Arsene Wenger left Arsenal, and they did struggle.

"The one thing I will say, the structure of this football club is the best, and it’s completely different from anywhere else, top to bottom.

"From the chairman to the head of recruitment, this place is set up for success.

"It’s big shoes to fill, but it should be easier than Sir Alex because everything here is set up for success.”

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The women's team savour winning their first Women's Super League title in a decade.

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While the open-top bus parade weaves through a sea of City fans lining the streets - other supporters wait patiently at the Etihad where the parade will end before everything moves to Co-op Live and the After Party.

Lynette Horsburgh
North West

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Captain Bernardo Silva,who joined City from Monaco in 2017, went on to win 16 major honours at Etihad Stadium including six Premier League titles in his first eight seasons and the Treble in 2022-23.

He also helped the Blues win the Premier League title with 100 points in 2017-18, all four domestic trophies in 2018-19 and four consecutive league titles between 2021 and 2024.

The Portuguese workhorse's illustrious time at the club on Sunday ended with a 460th appearance.

He was made club captain last summer following the departure of Kevin De Bruyne.

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You can watch live footage at the top of this live page

The City Parade has now set off and is heading off to Ancoats.

It will approach the Etihad Stadium along Ashton New Road.

The procession will end at The Colin Bell Stand reception with a final celebration moment before the players depart for the nearby Co-op Live and the official After Party.

It had been due to get to the Etihad at about 18:30BST.

Everything seems to be running nearly half an hour late ... not that anybody in the crowd seems to mind too much!

Phil Cunliffe
BBC North West Tonight

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The buses have left Newton Street and the crowd disperses. Further along the route, the buses part the sky blue waves of fans several deep on both sides of the road.

Phil Cunliffe
BBC North West Tonight

The players are on their respective buses now - so we're expecting the parade to kick off soon.

William Wolstenholme
North West

Chants of "Johnny, Johnny Stones" who played his final game for the club on Sunday have been ringing through the Northern Quarter.

Meanwhile, fans on Newton Street have been waving flags and singing along to a performance of club anthem Blue Moon by Paul Hand from the top of a double decker bus.

We've been asking you for your memories of Pep Guardiola as his reign at the club draws to a close.

Will Linsdell has emailed in to tell us that "for all Pep’s success, for me his class is epitomised by how he treated legendary attacker David Silva when his son was born prematurely in December 2017". Baby Mateo was in hospital for five months and Will, a City fan of 55 years, said "Pep sanctioned El Mago to have as much time off as he needed to be with his family.

"Silva was without doubt one of City’s best players at that time, yet Pep instantly declared 'Family comes first'."Pep was genuinely emotional about the whole situation. Despite David’s long absence from the team City secured the title with 100 points."

William Wolstenholme
North West

We're expecting players to arrive here in the Northern Quarter any time in the next 10 mins.

Bill Rice
BBC Radio Manchester

The party has well and truly kicked off here inside the Co-op Live.

Please don't try this at home!

City fans have certainly been going to some lengths - or should we say heights - to get a good view of their heroes on parade...

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Phil Cunliffe
BBC North West Tonight

We've had the club anthem Blue Moon echoing around the Northern Quarter accompanied by lots of flag waving as well as fans singing Guardiola to the tune of The Dave Clark Five's Glad All Over.

Mark Crossley
BBC Radio Manchester Presenter

Rehearsals are under way here inside the Co-Op Live Arena, where players, staff and fans will celebrate later.

Oasis icon Noel Gallagher, famous Stockport band Blossoms and former City captain Fernandinho are among those who will make appearances on stage.