After securing the title on Sunday, Vincent Kompany told his players in the dressing room: “None of you should take it for granted that you get to play in such a united and successful team.”
He then went on to mention by name: Lennart Karl, Luis Díaz, Nicolas Jackson, Tom Bischof, but also youth players like Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Deniz Ofli, and other youngsters who made their debuts this season - all of whom, Kompany said, have won their first Bundesliga title.
The coach then added to the whole team: “Every single one of you should celebrate this 35th league title as if it were your first. There has to be a party, but everything in due time.”