Vincent Kompany (right) celebrates his goal which helped Manchester City win EPL - AP photo, Rui Vieira
When captain Vincent Kompany scored from close range in the second half to give Manchester City a two goal cushion, his goal had long range implications.
It gave Manchester City its second English Premier League title in three years, and the club's fourth top tier title in its 134 year history.
The fans streamed onto the pitch to celebrate a fantastic Premiership title, while the players soon tossed manager Manuel Pelligrini in the air. "It's a great experience, " Pelligrini said.
It was certainly less drama than two years ago when City left it until time added on through Sergio Aguerro, whose goal gave City the title over cross town rivals United by goal difference. Then United regained the title by 11 points last year, but fell precipitously to 7th this season in the post Sir Slex Ferguson era.
Samri Nasri and Kompany scored to give City a consummate championship season closing performance at the Etihad, which negated Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Newcastle United at Anfield.
City finished 2 points ahead of Liverpool, with Chelsea third and Arsenal fourth.
It's hard to believe that 15 years ago Manchester City was playing in the third tier league, but their fortunes changed in 2008 when there was a tremendous injection of Abu Dhabi cash in a takeover.
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