Manchester City won the Premier League title on Sunday following a 2-0 win over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium.
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Shaun Botterill / Getty
City secured the win with goals from Samir Nasri (left) and captain Vincent Kompany.
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Alex Livesey / Getty
At the final whistle, thousands of City fans ran onto the pitch to celebrate the club’s second title in three years.
Rob Harris@RobHarris
Pitch invasion
Pitch invasion
City ended the campaign two points clear of Liverpool, who came from behind to defeat Newcastle 2-1 on the last day of the season.
Football Away Days@FBAwayDays
Manchester City pitch invasion today. Wow. #mcfc
Manchester City pitch invasion today. Wow. #mcfc
Images and video from the Etihad show the size of the pitch invasion on Sunday afternoon.
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And how excited City fans were at winning the league.
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People inevitably took selfies on the pitch as the celebrations began.
Mark Raffo@Raffo10
Pitch invasion selfie #mcfc #champions
Pitch invasion selfie #mcfc #champions
The scenes were pretty incredible.
ManCityPhotos@ManCityPhotos
Pitch invasion!
Pitch invasion!
Jokes were made at Steven Gerrard’s expense.
LiveFootyCommentary@MoistMoyes
The Etihad pitch invasion!
The Etihad pitch invasion!
And soon fans of other clubs began sharing pictures of “real” pitch invasions, such as this one at Shrewsbury Town.
Zac Denman@Zaco_10_Denman
Pfffft, this is a pitch invasion! #salop
Pfffft, this is a pitch invasion! #salop
And this pitch invasion by Leicester City fans.
Lee Wallace@_lwallace
This pitch invasion was better than Man City's
This pitch invasion was better than Man City's
And whatever happened at Sampdoria v Naples this weekend.
Mirror Football@MirrorFootball
Pitch invasion at the Etihad perhaps not quite as popular as the one at Sampdoria-Napoli today http://t.co/6gJVlg6k4U
Pitch invasion at the Etihad perhaps not quite as popular as the one at Sampdoria-Napoli today http://t.co/6gJVlg6k4U
However, Wigan might win the prize for the most depressing pitch invasion of the season.
Scott Baron@ScottBaron7
Man City's pitch invasion was alright but it's not quite as good as Wigans at their final home game v Blackpool
Man City's pitch invasion was alright but it's not quite as good as Wigans at their final home game v Blackpool
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