It was a day that Manchester City fans will remember for a long time - and probably one that Watford fans won't easily forget either.
FA Cup final day has long been a highlight of the English football calendar, with its party atmosphere and big-day-out mentality for supporters of the clubs involved.
It's an emotional occasion, from the journey to the ground to the playing of the national anthem before the action gets under way.
This time-lapse video captures - in a very short time - the colour in the stands and flow of the tens of thousands of football fans who witnessed City claiming a historic domestic treble in the 138th FA Cup final.
City equalled the biggest FA Cup final win, matching Bury's 6-0 victory over Crystal Palace in 1903. Raheem Sterling scored twice, as did Gabriel Jesus, while David Silva and Kevin de Bruyne were also on the score sheet in front of more than 85,000 at Wembley to add another trophy to their collection just days after winning the Premier League title.
As one Watford fan said afterwards: "It's always fun to see your side in a six-goal thriller". In the absence of success for the losing side, at least there can still be some humour.
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FA Cup final in pictures:
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Soccer Football - FA Cup Final - Manchester City v Watford - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 18, 2019 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates with the trophy after winning the FA Cup REUTERS/David Klein -
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany lifts the FA Cup after leading City to a 6-0 victory over Watford at Wembley. Reuters -
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling shakes hands with with Britain's Prince William as they celebrate winning the FA Cup. Reuters -
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany lifts the FA Cup. EPA -
Watford manager Javi Gracia looks dejected after the match. Reuters -
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany. Reuters -
Watford's Heurelho Gomes and Ben Foster after the match. Reuters -
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hugs Raheem Sterling. Reuters -
Watford's Troy Deeney looks dejected after the match. Reuters -
Watford's Heurelho Gomes, Abdoulaye Doucoure and teammates walk down the steps after receiving their losers medals. Reuters -
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte and Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak celebrate winning the FA Cup. Reuters -
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring his first of the afternoon and City's second in the FA Cup final against Watford at Wembley. Reuters -
Manchester City's David Silva celebrates. Reuters -
Watford's Jose Holebas and Etienne Capoue remonstrate with referee Kevin Friend after Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany appeared to handle in the area. The decision was reviewed by VAR but no penalty was given. Reuters -
Manchester City's David Silva scores the first goal of the 2019 FA Cup final against Watford. Reuters -
General view of a flare on the pitch during the match. Reuters -
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling in action with Watford's Heurelho Gomes and Will Hughes. Reuters -
Manchester City's Vincent Kompany in action with Watford's Craig Cathcart. Reuters -
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores to make it 2-0. Reuters -
Gabriel Jesus, right, of Manchester City celebrates with teammates after scoring City's second. EPA -
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus in action with Watford's Heurelho Gomes. Reuters -
Kyle Walker, right, of Manchester City in action against Troy Deeney of Watford. EPA -
Manager Pep Guardiola talks to midfielder Manchester City Kevin de Bruyne before the Belgian midfielder joins the action in place of Riyad Mahrez. EPA -
Kevin de Bruyne, right, of Manchester City beats goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes of Watford to score and make the score 3-0. EPA -
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus slots the ball past Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes for City's fourth. EPA -
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates his second goal and City's fifth against Watford. Reuters -
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates with Leroy Sane and John Stones after scoring their sixth goal to complete his hat-trick. Reuters
