By the end, all Brendan Rodgers could do was stand, arms folded, and watch. The famous clappers had fallen silent. The race was run.
Leicester spent more time inside the top four than any other Premier League club in season 2020-21. On this, the final day, they stood fifth.
Fifth is nowhere in terms of what Rodgers had hoped to achieve. Sure, before the season began had anyone offered the staff, players, owners and supporters of Leicester fifth and the FA Cup, too, it would have been accepted and celebrated as the second greatest season in the club’s history.