Inside Crystal Palace's wild FA Cup celebrations as stars party with elated fans
Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City by becoming FA Cup champions on Saturday, lifting their first major trophy in their 119-year history - and understandably players went wild after the final whistle
Crystal Palace players enjoyed some wild celebrations after their historic FA Cup triumph over Manchester City, with goalkeeper Dean Henderson leading the way by singing chants in front of delighted fans. Oliver Glasner's men won their first major trophy in their 119-year history by beating Pep Guardiola's men 1-0 at Wembley, courtesy of Eberechi Eze's strike.
The Eagles were sent into ecstasy at the full time whistle, with fans soaking in their greatest day supporting the club. There were incredible scenes on the pitch as players danced and lapped out their achievement with the travelling supporters.
Match-winning hero Eze was filmed dancing on the pitch to "Freed From Desire" by Gala, as Palace captioned the post: "What do you do when you win the @emiratesfacup? Dance, of course."
Defender Marc Guehi also enjoyed the party of the pitch as a clip was uploaded onto Palace's social page of him squinting - as he said: "I can't see nothing, but I don't care, because we're champions baby."
Chris Richards began the celebrations as he filmed their trophy lift on the pitch with a Go Pro camera, before running around the turf screaming "I'm going to Disney World".
Daniel Munoz posted a snap of himself in the dressing room after the game holding the FA Cup in one arm, alongside the caption: "This is not a coincidence, this is not luck, this is God at work.
"Many days of work, falling, getting up, not being able to play one of the most important finals in my life, and God rewards me today. Don't envy anything, don't speak ill of people, work hard, fulfill your dreams, and give all the glory to God."
Later the Palace team made their way to a BoxPark to celebrate with the supporters, with Jean-Phillippe Mateta seen dancing on the terraces in his suit while singing "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom" by Vengaboys.
Goalkeeper Henderson also popped up during the celebrations as he sung a rendition of Waka Waka by Shakira, chanting: "Twelfth again, who gives a f***, we've won the FA Cup."
The partying went long into the night after Glasner hailed his players for giving fans a "moment for life" with the historic achievement.
"As football players or managers our biggest achievement is to give the fans a moment for their lives. We had a difficult start to the season – in difficult moments you need someone who hugs, not kicks you, so this is for the fans. The connection with the Crystal Palace players will stay for ever.
'Tomorrow's training is already cancelled. The players want to cancel Monday too. Special credit to the players, they've never lost belief in me and the coaching staff."
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