Jordan leads star names at Guardiola leaving party

Earlier connected Monday, thousands of City fans lined the streets of Manchester to bid a last farewell to the departing Guardiola.

This season's palmy men's, women's and academy teams were driven connected buses to Etihad Stadium, wherever they were greeted by a waiting crowd, earlier the entourage made its mode to Co-Op Live for the 'after party'.

All 3 teams celebrated their trophy victories connected stage, with City women's striker Khadija Shaw making the daze announcement that she has signed a caller four-year contract to stay astatine the club.

Guardiola's 3 children, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile skipper Fernandinho, ex-sporting manager Txiki Begiristain and goalkeeper Ederson, who near past summer, helped bring retired each 20 trophies won nether Guardiola.

Surprise appearances made by existent Bayern Munich brag Kompany and midfielder Jack Grealish, who spent season-long indebtedness spell astatine Everton, were loudly cheered by those successful attendance.

Guardiola said goodbye for the last clip successful an interrogation with Oasis prima Noel Gallagher.

"First of all, convey you truthful overmuch for coming contiguous to accidental bye," said Guardiola.

"I consciousness contiguous that truly shows the transportation this nine has. [City chairman] Khaldoon Al Mubarak and each the radical and each the City fans that were connected from the archetypal minute.

"Thank you truthful much, I don't person capable gratitude. Always, for the remainder of my life, I volition person you successful my heart."

Tributes were besides paid to skipper Bernardo Silva and defender John Stones, who volition besides beryllium leaving the nine this summertime upon the expiry of their contracts.

Striker Erling Haaland said connected stage: "It has been a pleasance to play with Bernardo and John - and of people Pep.

"We won a batch of trophies and I person blessed to play with Bernardo and John due to the fact that they are astonishing footbalters but adjacent amended radical heavy down.

"It has been an astonishing journey, but we request to support pushing and warring adjacent without them."