Excitement is building in Istanbul as Manchester City fans prepare to cheer on their team against Inter Milan in the Champions League final. If they win they will complete the historic treble.
The only other English team to achieve the near-impossible feat is none other Manchester United, City’s local rivals who lifted all three trophies in 1999 when the Blues were at their lowest ebb, fighting for promotion in the third tier of the domestic leagues.Istanbul city centre has been flooded by travelling fans
For City fans such as Steve Rimmer, 68, who travelled to Istanbul from Middleton, Rochdale, winning the treble would mean that his team had finally dethroned United as the kings of English football.‘It will be history, it will be fantastic.’ Asked where winning the treble would rank in the best moments of his life, Mr Rimmer said:"Right at the top’.
He added: ‘It's fantastic . I'm really looking forward to the game, really confident, and looking forward to lifting the trophy.’ Tony Prince, 57, from Blackley, Manchester, said it would be the ‘second biggest day’ of his life if Man City win in Istanbul.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that‘This is definitely going to be the second biggest day in my life if we win it.’
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