Despite awful weather conditions, many thousands of fans lined the city’s streets to catch a glimpse of the champions as the open-top bus - numbered 19 - travelled from Manchester Cathedral to Stretford Mall via Chester Road and Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson, his backroom staff and seemingly the entire first-team squad were joined on the bus by chief executive David Gill and United legend Sir Bobby Charlton. The trophy was held aloft for fans to take photographs, and there were jubilant scenes at all points along the 4.5-mile route.
Wayne Rooney: "It’s a great feeling to win the league and it's great that we can celebrate with the fans. Without the fans we wouldn’t have been able to do it this season."
Darren Fletcher: "Some of the lads were down after Saturday but the fans watching the parade picked us up. The atmosphere on the bus was great."
No comments:
Post a Comment