Arsenal trophy parade LIVE: Latest as Gunners celebrate title triumph after agonising Champions League final defeat

The front bus with the Arsenal players, and the Premier League trophy sitting proudly at the front, begins its slow crawl over to Drayton Park. There has been a slight delay to proceedings. but the enthusiasm of the Arsenal supporters has not been dampened.

The Arsenal team are heading onto the bus, with captain Martin Odegaard lifting the Premier League trophy to show the fans who are outside the Emirates. Many of the players are wearing sunglasses after a late night last night! Each player is wearing a red Arsenal shirt with ‘Champions 26’ on the back in gold lettering.

Mikel Arteta, also in sunglasses, stands arm in arm with Martin Odegaard at the front of the bus as they survey the thousands of fans in front of the Emirates. There is an explosion of red smoke as they lift the Premier League trophy, followed by a burst of Curtis Mayfield’s Move On Up.

There are thousands upon thousands of Arsenal fans out in force around London.

‘North London forever’ rings around the streets, which is filled with red smoke.

People are hanging out of flat windows, sitting on top of bus stops, and hanging off lampposts.

The Arsenal teams are preparing to leave the Emirates Stadium, with three open-top buses set to depart within the next few minutes.

They will go over the bridge beside Drayton Park station, which is where the long line of Arsenal fans gathered on the streets of north London begins.

Thousands are crammed along the parade route, after arriving hours ago to grab the best vantage points. Many have climbed trees or traffic lights.

The Arsenal parade vehicles will be getting going very shortly. Here is a reminder of the route they will be taking.

• The parade will start on Holloway Road from Drayton Park, before continuing east along Seven Sisters Road and down to Blackstock Road, Mount Grove Road and Green Lanes.

• It will then continue south along Petherton Road, Beresford Road, Newington Green Road and Essex Road. It will then turn north at Angel underground station and onto Upper Street.

• Finally, the bus will head towards Highbury and Islington Station and back onto Holloway Road.

• The Emirates Stadium, Drayton Park and the surrounding roads will be closed throughout the parade and will not be accessible to the public.

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