Not that it was ever much in doubt once Manchester City found its proper formula, but the club is back atop the Premier League perch. At the fourth time of asking, Man City was, at last, confirmed as Premier League champion for the 2020-21 season, as Manchester United, the only possible challenger remaining, lost 2-1 at home to Leicester on Tuesday. Çau011flar Söyüncü’s 66th-minute winner, headed in from a Marc Albrighton corner, is unlikely to be much remembered, but it delivered the final act of an oddly elongated denouement to the season.
A slightly anti-climactic end perhaps disguises the significance of what Pep Guardiola has achieved this season.