Arsenal win Premier League title as impressive Man Utd avoid ‘risk’ against trophy-hoarding City

Jack Grealish. There were a couple of fine runs from both Savinho and the Belgian winger, while Oscar Bobb fulfilled his part of the next Cole Palmer by piquing Chelsea’s interest with a fine showing.

His late cross was buried by preeminent aerial threat Bernardo Silva to set up a curious penalty shoot-out, any pretence of drama and tension rather undermined by Ederson jazz-handing his way back to the line after sending Andre ‘Temu Martinez’ Onana the wrong way in sudden death, shortly after saving from Jadon Sancho.

The ‘pre-season friendly versus Actual Silverware’ chat is equally diminished somewhat by a game largely settled by Jonny Evans proving the only method he has of kicking a ball is to clear it, before Manuel Akanji exorcised his Jordan Pickford-shaped demons.

But this game ticked necessary boxes for both teams: another trophy for a Manchester City side whose hunger might ordinarily have been satisfied as Arsenal aim again to take food off their plate; and 90 impressive minutes in which Manchester United held their own against the best team in the country once again, while miraculously managing to avoid any season-disrupting injuries.