It was always asking a lot, wasn’t it?
Too much, as it turns out.
At the end of this most dramatic of weeks, there was to be no final-day miracle for Liverpool.
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They did their bit, ending their Premier League campaign with a scruffy 2-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield. The favour they needed from Brighton, though, didn’t arrive. Manchester City’s 4-1 win at the AmEx Stadium ensures Pep Guardiola’s side will retain their title.
Huge congratulations must go to the men from the Etihad, who got over the line having won 14 games in a row, and 18 of their last 19.