 Liverpool celebrated their victory by parading the trophy around Liverpool in an open @-@ top double @-@ decker bus the day after the final . They were cheered by approximately 1 million supporters , with an estimated 300 @,@ 000 fans located around St George 's Hall – the final destination of the parade . Business experts estimated that one in five workers took time off following the victory . It was also estimated that Liverpudlians drank around 10 @,@ 000 bottles of champagne after the match , with supermarket chain Sainsbury 's stating : " We 've never seen anything like it . We would usually expect to sell this much champagne at Christmas " . 
