When Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 at Anfield in early April, it was widely assumed that the Etihad Stadium would not be housing the Premier League title trophy for this campaign, especially after City could only claim a 2-2 home draw with Sunderland in their next match. However, fortunes have consistency changed during this exciting Premier League campaign and five successive victories for the Manchester club enabled them to clinch the league crown on a fairly unspectacular end of season day.