After a day of drinking in the Manchester squares and beer gardens - and a two point lead to calm some nerves - Manchester City fans were in good spirits ahead of kick-off at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Over the road at the City Football Academy and then later at the main stadium, Pep Guardiola would not be getting carried away.
With 4pm approaching, the Etihad was full and the stands were starting to sing. At one point, the stadium PA muted the pre-match playlist to allow a spontaneous rendition of Blue Moon to speak for itself.
The volume only rose twice again before the game got underway - once for the Hey Jude and the usual rendition of Blue Moon and again for the Premier League anthem to be roundly booed.
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