Man City proved Jurgen Klopp was right with his final comment on 115 charges

But what about the charges? On a cloudless day at the Etihad, the clouds were gathering over the rest of the Premier League. Manchester City have become the history boys but it's a place in the record books that comes with an asterisk next to it for some.

The first team to win four top-flight titles in English football have set new standards but they didn't get the bouquets thrown at their feet on Sunday. Aside from at the Etihad that is, which to City fans is all that matters. The Premier League's most powerful figure was at the Emirates, after all, hoping for a miracle.

In the days that follow this historic success you can already predict the narrative. The rolling news channels and the radio phone-ins will be dominated by talk of that mythical figure: 115. The number of charges the Premier League have levelled at City. Do they take something away from this day in the sun? Is the most successful team in English football tainted until the case is heard?

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Not here they're not. City remain convinced they will clear their name and the supporters here trust them. So does Pep Guardiola, the real architect of the strokes of genius we see week in, week out in this most demanding of leagues. For Arsenal and their fans, for Liverpool, for Manchester United, the charges remain a tool to use to pretend this title was another to add to the list of illegitimate gongs being gathered at the Etihad.

Predictably, Lance Armstrong was trending again on social media at 6pm. The disgraced drug cheat has become the go-to meme for football fans who equate City's success to Armstrong's seven Tour de France titles which were