They had snatched the title away from Liverpool and Manchester City celebrated by singing a Beatles classic. Hey Jude was belted out from the Amex Stadium's South Stand as the away fans roared their adopted anthem at the end of an epic Premier League title race.
What a contest it has been. What a performance from the two main protagonists. And what a way for City to win it on the final day.
The lead had changed hands a record 32 times over the course of an enthralling title race. Neither club had lost a league game since January but, ultimately, City's 14th straight win in the run-in - eclipsing a mark set by the Arsenal team of 2001-02 - was just enough to see them over the line.
Manchester City's players celebrate after they sealed the Premier League title on Sunday
Pep Guardiola's side pipped rivals Liverpool with a 4-1 victory over Brighton on the final day
In being crowned champions for the fourth time in eight years, Guardiola's side also became the first club to retain it since Manchester United a decade ago and stayed on course for a domestic Treble.
The march to the title has been truly magnificent, arguably even more so than last season when it was all but tied up by the turn of the year.
It has not been without its blips and none more so than in the first half here. There was a party mood about the place to end the season and see off retiring captain Bruno.
Before kick-off, the match-day announcer interviewed fans wearing plastic seagulls on their heads and they sang their anthem Sussex by the Sea with even more gusto than usual.
But any thoughts that Brighton were going to let City saunter to the title were quickly dismissed even though they were under the cosh for much of the first half and put nine men behind the ball.
In Anthony Knockaert, Brighton - and Liverpool - had a man who was clearly fired up to make his mark on the big day. It was his fantastic throughball in the 10th minute that gave Alireza Jahanbakhsh an opportunity to fire inches wide of Ederson's goal.
Brighton threatened to spoil the party when Glenn Murray opened the scoring for the hosts
The Brighton fans groaned as if it were their title hopes on the line, and were happy to
