Have Man City smashed the EPL trophy? True story behind social media video

Manchester City were accused of destroying the Premier League trophy in a clip doing the rounds on social media.

The video appeared to show an item resembling the iconic piece of silverware smashed to pieces on the ground as striker Sergio Aguero looked sheepish in the background.

The clip looked to have been filmed at City's training ground.

It surfaced as the club paraded their trophies on a parade around Manchester on Monday evening and soon became a social media sensation.

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However, the clip is not genuine and was taken from a prank sketch filmed by City TV for a comedy video.

There has been a mishap with the Premier League trophy before as far as Manchester City are concerned, with full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko accidentally knocking over the trophy last year.

Yet despite rumours circulating online, it avoided any damage this time around - with the real Premier League trophy was seen on the parade, along with the FA Cup and League Cup trophies, as City celebrated their historic campaign.