Royalty was present for the procession, another record fallen to Pep Guardiola. Forty-three home matches unbeaten now, the longest run ever produced by a Manchester City team. The previous best had stood for 103 years.
David Silva watched on with his family, a first return to the Etihad Stadium since leaving without a proper farewell during the pandemic. He wasn't the only great to have sourced himself a ticket for the run-in, though, with Arjen Robben down in the City dressing room after this victory.
Robben played under Guardiola at Bayern Munich, once laughing at how the manager called him at all hours to discuss work, and made sure he congratulated City's squad for dispatching Wolves and keeping the pressure on Arsenal.