City celebrations fall a little flat

The celebrations started before kick-off and went on well into the balmy Manchester night at the Etihad Stadium yesterday as Pep Guardiola was finally able to place his hands on the Premier League trophy.

Yet moments before, as the final whistle confirmed the goalless draw, the response from Guardiola’s opposite number David Wagner and his Huddersfield players proved the result was far more meaningful for the visitors, and their hopes of Premier League survival.

Huddersfield staying in the top flight on the division’s smallest budget, one could argue, is every bit as impressive an achievement as those performed by Guardiola, buoyed by his owners’ multi-billions, this season.