THE Barclays Premier League trophy was given only a short trip yesterday compared to the arduous journey it has taken to get here.

Manchester City celebrated winning a top-flight title for the first time in 44 years yesterday, the taste of champagne in the air only sweetened by the fact it had come at the expense of Manchester United. While the blue half of the city erupted into a party, many a poor soul across the way may well have been reaching for the hemlock.

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