No twist in the tale as City prevail

Manchester City 2 West Ham 0

Separated by less than 20 minutes, Martin Skrtel’s own goal for Liverpool against Newcastle and Nasri’s opening effort for Manuel Pellegrini’s side ensured there would be none of the heart-stopping, career-defining drama that accompanied Sergio Aguero’s title-winning heroics for City two years ago.

It was, ultimately, all very routine as Pellegrini ended his impressive first season in charge at the Etihad by adding the league title to the Capital One Cup won earlier in the year and, thus, out of keeping with what has been an atypical and hugely enjoyable Premier League campaign.