Liverpool pressure pushed Man City to their greatest limit

Manchester City have always been artists under Pep Guardiola, painting beautiful pictures on the pitch. But this final victory to clinch back-to-back titles proved they have added more depth and more technical perspective to their brushwork, inspired by Liverpool to push their creative boundaries to the very limit; and the end result, you have to say, is a football masterpiece.

City’s ability to weave patterns has never been in question but even last year, when they broke records for the number of points won and goals scored, there remained one or two doubts about whether their mental strength could match their physical skills.