It’s only natural to open the champagne after winning the Premier League, but for the five-year-old son of Manchester City’s great midfielder Phil Foden, the cork proved too difficult.
Photographers captured the moment youngster Ronnie Foden attempted – luckily unsuccessfully – to join in the celebrations after Manchester City won an incredible fourth Premier League title in a row on Sunday.
The Sky Blues stormed to victory, defeating West Ham 3-1.
At the final whistle, exuberant fans flooded the turf at the Etihad Stadium, and flares were set off outside pubs as City won their sixth league title in seven seasons.
Arsenal’s chances of winning their first Premier League title since the Gunners’ Invincible season in 2003/04 were dashed after a remarkable unbeaten run of 23 games, as Mikel Arteta’s team fell two points short.
While the players hugged and waved to the spectators in the stadium, tiny Ronnie, dressed in his Manchester City uniform, was down on the pitch, attempting to take the cork out.
He even shoved the bottle to the ground at one point, but despite his best attempts, the cork remained in place – which is probably for the best given that he’s 13 years too young to legally drink.
Ronnie had already clutched his talented father’s hand as Phil Foden, 23, came from the tunnel at the start of the exciting match.
Following the final whistle, he was spotted standing happily next to the winners’ trophy, along with his England player father, mother Rebecca Cooke, and younger sister True.
Last month, the Manchester City player and his childhood sweetheart revealed they are expecting their third child together.
Ronnie, who is only five years old, has become a social media star, with four million Instagram followers and his own millionaire status.
The eldest child of England player has a talent manager who secures brand collaborations for the account, which is controlled by his parents.
The youngster has joined with Propel Talent Group, a company that claims to manage ‘the careers of some of the UK’s most sought after talent,’ with a concentration on ‘digital talent.’
While some of the photographs on Ronnie’s account are sweet photos of him on the football ground with his famous father, others show the cute child standing on his own in fashionable attire.