Joy replaced by agony in the space of 30 seconds

The euphoria lasted just 30 seconds.

Joy replaced by agony in the space of 30 seconds
Mon, 14 May, 2012 - 01:00
Sunderland 0 Manchester United 1 John Wardle

For half a minute, Manchester United believed they had defied the odds and lifted the title for the 20th time.

They celebrated with manager Alex Ferguson and were starting to head towards their 2,600 fans when the news filtered through that Manchester City had scored twice in stoppage time.

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