Wayne Rooney stays in after Manchester United's title triumph

16 May 2011 10:41
ShareWhile the rest of Manchester was out celebrating trophies for both the city's football teams, Wayne and Coleen Rooney were conspicuous by their absence from Saturday night's celebrations.[LNB]Despite the striker hitting the penalty that secured the Premier League title for Manchester United with a 1-1 draw against Blackburn, he opted for a quiet night in with his wife.[LNB]He tweeted a picture of himself and Coleen at home, and declared himself content as a 'Scouser and Everton fan who beat Liverpool's 18 titles'.[LNB] Quiet celebration: Wayne Rooney posted this picture of him with Coleen on the night his side clinched the Premier League title[LNB] Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring from the penalty spot to make it 1-1 and clinch the title for United before enjoying the chance to brag about their record 19th championship[LNB] Rooney also posted this picture of him celebrating with teammates Antonio Valencia and Javier Hernandez[LNB]Across town his team mates were seen out and about with Rio Ferdinandtweeting pictures of him and fellow players at his Rosso restaurant in Manchester city centre.[LNB]The Rooneys weren't alone in their relatively quiet night in. Manchester City players, who returned from Wembley having won the FA Cup, are on a drink ban so they went out for a quiet team dinner ahead of celebrations next weekend.[LNB]The fans, however, made the most of their team ending a 35-year wait for a trophy after Yaya toure's goal gave them a 1-0 victory. [LNB]Ryan Giggs, 37, led United's celebrations at Ferdinand's restaurant. The veteran footballer - English football's most decorated player with 12 Premier League winner's medals - took to the microphone and led the singing.[LNB] Painting the town red: Rooney's Man Utd teammates, however, appeared to make up for his absence as they headed to Ferdinand's Rosso restaurant[LNB]Earlier Wayne Rooney had led his teammates Michael Carrick, Chris Smalling, Nani and Rio Ferdinand in celebration after clinching the title[LNB] Cheers: Michael Owen and Nemanja Vidic raise their glasses to Premier League victory, while Rio Ferdinand celebrates with Dannii Minogue's partner Kris Smith[LNB]Manchester United fans started their party outside the team's Old Trafford football ground as soon as the match ended.[LNB]Meanwhile,it wasn't for another two hours before City fans could gather after their 1-0 victory over Stoke, ending a 35-year trophy drought.[LNB]But inside the stadium Liam Gallagher certainly enjoyed his team's performance.[LNB]Despitewatching the match from the comfort of a hospitality box the former Oasis singer joined in with the Manchester City fans' 'Poznan' celebration, which involves turning their backs to the action and bouncing up and down en masse.[LNB] Clinching the title on Saturday meant Manchester United surpassed bitter rival Liverpool's total of 18 league titles[LNB] Manchester United fans make their feelings clear after knocking Liverpool from the perch[LNB] [LNB] Speaking after the match, Gallagher told Espn, "It was a great day out, I was very nervous, but we won it and it's all come good again. I've supported them for 35 years of my life, come on City![LNB]Meanwhile, former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who is also from Manchester, posted on Twitter: 'Good times at Wembley Stadium. Congrats to all Mancunians today. Fun in the sun.'[LNB]But there was one celebrity not pleased with the result - guitarist Slash, who apparently supports Stoke City, tweeted: 'Man City won I'm told. That's a drag.'[LNB]Throughout the aftermath of their game, Ferdinand kept fans up to date with the teams celebrations through his twitter feed, starting off with ear-to-ear grins in the Man U changing room.[LNB]He then snapped Michael Owen and Nemanja Vidic enjoying a beer before finally putting up a picture of him with a fan.[LNB] Manchester City fans perform a 'Poznan celebration' during their team's FA Cup victory[LNB] Roll with it: Liam Gallagher and his son perform their own version of the fans' celebration[LNB] [LNB] Cup of joy: Manchester City's Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli enjoy victory in the dressing room after the FA Cup final win over Stoke City[LNB]Ferdinand continued his posts into the morning after, tweeting: 'Sing songs galore, loads a #movement on thedance floor + yes....the boys partied HARD!!! Oooooooff!![LNB]City's players, meanwhile made an appearance - with their new silverware - at the Fashion Kicks charity event at the Old Trafford cricket ground.[LNB]The fans and players will get a further chance to celebrate the town's twin triumphs later in the month.[LNB]City will hold an open-top bus parade on Monday May 23, while United will have theirs a week later on the Bank Holiday Monday.[LNB] [LNB] Manchester City's Shay Given and Vincent Kompany parade the FA Cup at the Fashion Kicks charity event at the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Coleen Rooney, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Owen, Ryan Giggs Places: Liverpool, Manchester

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