Manchester City won their fourth title in a row. (1:45)
No one does final-day drama like Manchester City.
Ten years later, City picked themselves up off the floor once more and came from behind to beat Villa and win the title. They didn't need a goal with the last kick of the game, but they did need to rally from 2-0 down to get the points they needed to hold off the challenge and clear the final hurdle of the thrilling race.
Some home fans decided it was time to leave after Philippe Coutinho scored Villa's second in the 69th minute. Most, however, had raced back in by the time Ilkay Gundogan had scored his second of the afternoon to complete a barely believable five-minute spell during which City scored three times.
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After a crazy and dramatic day in Manchester, the team is the champion for the fourth time in five years. Just.
The last game is always special according to the coach.
We are legends. Four times in five years, these guys have done it in this country. We will be remembered.
The way they did it will be remembered. Maybe there was always going to be a twist after the anniversary of that goal, and it came thanks to Coutinho and Cash.
The "Typical City" tag will never allow their fans to completely relax on days like this, but when news came through that Robin Olsen had last played a club game, they were able to relax. Not a chance.
The atmosphere inside the stadium was starting to get tense when Lucas Digne crossed for Cash to head past Ederson and stun the home fans just before half-time. The television cameras had no problem looking for fans in blue who were slumped in their seats at the break, even though Oleksandr was trying to lift the supporters around the tunnel.
By the time Coutinho made it 2-0 midway through the second half, some had seen enough and were ready to leave. They will have regretted it very quickly.
Gundogan, thrown on ahead of Jack Grealish in the 76th minute, headed in the first from the back post two minutes later. It prompted bedlam in the stands, and only three minutes had passed when Kevin De Bruyne surged into the box and found Gundogan at the back post to tap in the winner.
It took a while for the game to restart after almost everyone on the City bench found their way onto the pitch, after the noise almost lifted the roof off the Etihad. It was nothing compared to the celebrations at the end.
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The players tried to leave the pitch when Michael Oliver blew the final whistle. De Bruyne, surrounded by a ring of police, let out a scream of joy and a huge fist pump as he headed down the tunnel. The goal was torn down. After City apologized to the goalkeeper for the assault, Olsen emerged from the crowd holding his head.
The City fans who gathered around the benches started singing about how close he had come to winning the trophy for his old employers, as a nod to the famous slip that cost Villa the title in 2014).
The players were remarkable for 70 minutes. The game plan was working and we had the game where we wanted it, but we decided to go into protection mode too soon.
City, a shadow of themselves for three-quarters of the game, provided evidence of their resilience when they needed it most. Twice during the last week of the season, they found themselves 2-0 down and twice fought back to win and draw.
The title race was very exciting and City won again.
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