Football often transcends religion, race and geographical boundaries and after today's Premier League action it is hard to question that description. 95 minutes of pure mayhem in England saw the pendulum swing every possible way all across the table as the fight for the title, Champions League spot and last relegation place sent managers, players and fans into a tizzy. Manchester City eventually clinched the Premier League title but it was by no means an easy one.

Both Man United and Man City went into the break a goal to the good but things took the most dramatic of turns at the Etihad as Djibril Cisse and Jamie Mackie scored to put QPR 2-1 up. As the crestfallen City faithful watched on the title gradually moved towards Old Trafford. But then in the greatest turnarounds in the history of the league, City scored twice in added time through Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero to clinch the title.

Newcastle United’s hopes of securing an incredible Top Four finish came to a disappointing end as the Magpies were comfortable beaten 3-1 on the final day by Everton. The Toffees, with their own agenda of having to finish above Liverpool, were dominant from the start and took the lead through Steven Pienaar, who beat Tim Krul with an unstoppable curler on 16 minutes. Nikica Jelavic added a 2^nd three minutes before the half-hour mark before Jon Heitinga wrapped things up with a headed goal on 66 minutes. The Magpies did draw a goal back thanks to an unfortunate own goal from Tony Hibbert in the 73^rd minute. But it was too little, too late as Everton comfortably closed the game out.

Looking to finish above Liverpool, the Toffees began with a 4-5-1 system, with the in-form Nikica Jelavic leading the line. The five man midfield comprised of Phil Neville and former Red Devil Darron Gibson at the centre of the field, with Leon Osman and Steven Pienaar on the wings. John Heitinga and Phil Jageilka took their places at the centre of defence, with Tony Hibbert and Leighton Baines out wide. Tim Cahill was surprisingly dropped to the bench, with the likes of Sylvain Distin and Seamus Coleman keeping him company.

Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers played out one of the most dramatic final day games in the history of the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Both teams ended their season with smiles on their faces as Manchester City finally won their first League Championship in over 40 years while QPR secured a place in next year's Barclays Premier League thanks to Stoke City's 2-2 draw with Bolton. The game had 5 goals in total with the 2 game winning strikes coming in the dying minutes of injury time. The Citizens dominated possession in the game and had a man's advantage for over 30 minutes but still found themselves trailing 1-2 at the end of regulation time. But goals from Edin Dzeko and Kun Aguero ensured that City won the game and the league and broke the hearts of scores of United fans across the globe who saw their team handed over the title and then snatched right from their hands in the space of 30 minutes.

Manchester City sent out an unchanged line-up to take on QPR in this all important title decider. Mancini went with a very offensive minded 4-4-2 with Joe Hart guarding the goal. Vincent Kompany partnered Joleon Lescott in the.middle of defence with Pablo Zabableta and Gael Clichy.guarding the flanks. The two players up top Carlos Tevez and Kun Aguero were serviced by Samir Nasri and David Silva from the wings. Gareth Barry was given the role of protecting the back four and breaking down QPR's game. Yaya Toure was handed a free reign behind the two strikers and incharge of linking the midfield and attack.

Tottenham Hotspur wrapped up the season with a confident 2-0 victory past mid table visitors Fulham which saw them finish 4th in the Barclays Premier League. The home team saw two of their premier strikers, Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defore, ink their name on the score sheet with Fulham failing to get past the consistent Brad Friedel. Adebayor opened the scoring as early as the 2nd minute before Defoe made the outcome certain by adding a 2nd just after the hour mark. The result meant that Fulham finished a strong 9th in the Barclays Premier League table, a place lower than last time around.

North London outfit Tottenham began the match with a 4-4-1-1 formation, with on loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor leading the line and Dutchman Rafael Van der Vaart operating just behind him. Brazilian midfielder Sandro started in the midfield alongside young Jake Livermore, while Aaron Lennon and Luka Modric were deployed on the wings. William Gallas and Younes Kaboul started at the centre of defence, while Gareth Bale, who was deployed as a winger for the majority of the season, was used as a fullback alongside Kyle Walker. Spurs had plenty of firepower on the bench, with the likes of Louis Saha and Jermain Defoe available to shake things up.

While Manchester continued to be the hub of activity on the final day of the Premier League season, fans wearing red and white in North London had cause for a celebration of their own as Arsenal battled back admirably from a goal down away from home to win a tense encounter at the Hawthorns to clinch third place in the Barclays Premier League table. Arsenal came into this game on a very poor run of form, and needed a win to guarantee themselves Champions League football next season. West Brom did not make it easy on the Gunners with Shane Long cancelling out Yossi Benayoun's early effort before Graham Dorrans gave the home side the lead. But goals either side of half-time from defenders Andre Santos and Laurent Koscielny earned the Londoners three crucial points.

The Baggies started the game with an attacking 4-4-2 formation, with the duo of Shane Long and Marc Antoine Fortune spearheading the attack. The midfield comprised of Youssuf Mulumbu and Graham Dorrans at the centre, with Simon Cox and James Morrison out wide. The defence meanwhile saw Jonas Olsson and Gareth McAuley as the two centre backs, with Billy Jones and Liam Ridgewell out wide. The big news for West Brom though was the absence of Ben Foster in goal with Martun Fulop replacing the injured shot-stopper who had happy memories of denying Arsenal in the Carling Cup final last year. Peter Odemwingie was also a surprise absentee, but did find a place on the bench.

On a quite astonishing final day of the Premier League season, Manchester United did what was asked of them by beating Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, but saw their hearts broken in the dying embers of the day by city rivals Manchester City, who scored two goals in extra time to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Queens Park Rangers and win their first English league title since 1968. Wayne Rooney scored the solitary goal for the Red Devils 20 minutes into the game which the visitors dominated throughout, but it was too little too late for United, who in the end saw their efforts to retain their league title go in vain.

The Sunderland team Martin O'Neill put on the field to stop the Black Cats' rot and deny Manchester United three points consisted of three ex-Red Devils, with skipper John O'Shea and Phil Bardsley flanking Titus Bramble and Michael Turner in defence for the hosts. David Vaughan and Craig Gardner lined up in the center of midfield for the Black Cats, with the young duo of Jack Colback and James McClean also in the eleven. Stephane Sessegnon took up his regular role behind the striker, with Fraizer Campbell beating Connor Wickham to the striker's spot.