Man City followers get together on streets of Istanbul forward of Champions League remaining
The first wave of followers could possibly be seen wandering across the centre of town on Thursday, setting off sparklers and singing membership songs.
They will quickly be joined by hundreds of different City followers, hoping to witness their group deliver residence its first Champions League trophy.
One City fan, Kevin Ryan, 45, flew direct to town from Manchester together with his father, Liam, 74.
Speaking to the PA news company in entrance of an enormous inflatable Champions League cup in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, he mentioned his plan was to “party” if Man City win the ultimate.
However, he mentioned he could be doing so with no drink in hand.
“It’s in the middle of nowhere,” he mentioned.
“You can’t drink in the stadium… two hours before the game kicks off, no more drink.
“At least we’ll remember the game. That’s always nice, isn’t it?”
He mentioned he was “extremely confident” that Man City would win.
“We’re the best team in Europe, if not the world,” he mentioned.
“We should (win), but you never know, it’s football.”
Liam mentioned the pair had an “itinerary” of sights to see earlier than the match on Saturday.
“We’ve got an itinerary and we’re going to go see loads of stuff,” he mentioned.
“You can go and get drunk all the day but you want to enjoy it, it’s beautiful.”
Top of their checklist was a photograph in entrance of the Blue Mosque.
“I’m going to wear my blue City shirt in the Blue Mosque tomorrow,” Kevin mentioned.
While the Howe household, additionally from Manchester, could possibly be discovered ingesting with different followers on the close by Dubliner pub.
Staff and followers on the pub lit sparklers outdoors, lighting up the road.
Sam Howe, 25, mentioned he was planning on staying up all evening if Man City win.
“We’re on the plane back at 5am, so straight through, keep drinking,” he mentioned.
Sam’s mom, Collette, mentioned she wouldn’t have travelled to Istanbul besides to observe City play.
“We wouldn’t have come here but for City playing here but we like it in here, and we like the music,” she mentioned.
“They’ve got City music on.”