With an explosion of blue-and-white ticker tape, Manchester City’s Premier League title celebrations erupted. That’s three league titles in a row, five out of six and who knows how many more for a team that keeps on reaching new heights?

“They’ve set a benchmark that has pulled them apart,” Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said after his team was beaten 1-0 by the newly crowned champions on Sunday. “I think they’re outstanding ... that’s why they are on for a possible treble.”