When Manchester City arrived at Manchester Airport after winning the FA Cup at Wembley, singer Elton John was there to welcome them.
As the team deplaned from their plane late on Saturday, the club posted videos of the group posing for photos with the 76-year-old on the tarmac.
Saturday night’s alright! ✨@eltonofficial 👋 pic.twitter.com/iFq50iS8Qw
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 3, 2023
Pep Guardiola said in advance of the final, which City won 2-1 against Manchester United to secure the second leg of a possible treble, that he had attended John’s concert in the city last week as he sought to take his mind off a defining period in the club’s history.
The club’s Twitter feed headed one of the videos “you can tell everybody we have won the FA Cup”, a reference to a line from the 1971 hit Your Song.
You can tell everybody, we’ve won the FA Cup! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/gYzUTyg6mp
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 3, 2023
City were victorious at Wembley thanks to a goal in either half from Ilkay Gundogan – his first the fastest in FA Cup final history – as they added the trophy to the Premier League title they won in May.
They face Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul on Saturday seeking to become only the second English club after Manchester United to have won all three major trophies in a single season.