From Dyche to pies to the Premier League ref who knows his stuff

After the fairytale of Leicester City’s unexpected success last year, this season marked a brutal back to business return for the Billionaire Boys from The Bridge, writes Nick Callow.

Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea reclaimed the title to make it five championships under the Russian owner.

It also came with the crowning of a new King in manager Antonio Conte – the fourth different Italian coach to win the Premier League in seven years. One of them, Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri was shamefully banished from the scene when he was ruthlessly sacked in February. More of Conte’s remarkable success later, for remarkable it was when up against the much-heralded arrival of Manchester managerial double act Pep and Jose.