Pep Guardiola baths in beer as Bayern Munich bids him farewell as he guides them to another title

Guardiola, who will take charge of Manchester City in the summer, won three Bundesliga titles but failed to win the Champions League

After three years at the helm, Pep Guardiola said goodbye to the Allianz Arena - a place that had come to appreciate his bullish and attacking style of play. Next season he will be Manchester City manager and he wanted to make sure Saturday would be a day he'd never forget.

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Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm raises the Bundesliga trophy as the rain fell at the Allianz Arena after a comfortable 3-1 win

Fireworks and balloons were let off into the pouring rain as celebrations began to get well and truly under way

Bayern won this season's Bundesliga only recently but the celebrations on the final game of the league season, which they won 3-1 over Hannover, weren't solely about cherishing a 26th league title.

Pep Guardiola left completely drenched in beer during Bundesliga celebrations as incoming

As the beer flowed - and it flowed - Bayern's players surrounded Guardiola and bounced as one. Yet that wasn't good enough for David Alaba, Douglas Costa and imperious goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who poured nine litres of Paulaner over the 45-year-old.

The party on the pitch looked to have calmed down when the German goalkeeper sprinted around the front of where some of the players were still lifting the championship plate to throw the contents of a Weißbier (three litre beer glass) over Guardiola.

David Alaba throws the contents of a Weißbier (three litre beer glass) over outgoing Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola

Next up was Alaba. The left back covered the Spanish manager in Paulaner beer as he was having his photo taken with members of Bayern's staff - possibly the best photobomb in footballing history.

Douglas Costa joined his Bayern team-mate as the pair interrupted photographs of Guardiola and his coaching staff to drench them with beer

And if that wasn't enough, Costa, the Brazilian, who signed from Shakhtar Donetsk last summer, joined the Austrian defender in completely drenching their manager. He eventually got his own back and Robert Lewandowski had to sprint as quick as he has all season to get away from his manager.

Before the celebrations got very boozy - and you'd imagine the party will roll on into the early hours of Sunday morning - the players danced and took turns in holding the silver plate.

Guardiola, possibly wanting to allow his players to enjoy a title-winning moment, stayed behind the players and instead reflected with assistant coach Domenec Torrent.

He eventually made his way to the centre of the podium where fittingly the players waited before they could really get the party started.

It has been a successful three years for Bayern - despite the lack of Champions League trophy that he so badly craved - and his players gave him the perfect send-off against Hannover.

Guardiola - who was presented with a farewell gift before kick-off, was treated further, when striker Lewandowski tapped home his 30th goal of the season to put the home-side in front.