Manchester City retained their Premier League in extraordinary circumstances after coming from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium
  Three goals in five minutes late in the game turned the match - and the title race - on its head as substitute Ilkay Gundogan scored two, either side of Rodri's strike
 Liverpool's late win over Wolves meant that only victory would have been enough for City
It was an extraordinary way to do it, almost as remarkable in its own way as events a decade ago when Sergio Aguero won the title in stoppage-time
 City had looked a beaten side when Philippe Coutinho added to Matty Cash's opener midway through the second half
Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard was set to add to his Anfield legend
 Instead, amid a raucous atmosphere at the Etihad, it was Pep Guardiola and his players celebrating ecstatically upon the final whistle
 Twists and turns had been expected
 But surely not this
There had been nerves beforehand, of course, memories still fresh of the final-day drama against Queens Park Rangers one decade ago when the routine win required turned out to be anything but
 And so it proved again on a day that confounded expectations
The first news was positive for City as Wolves took an early lead at Anfield where Liverpool needed victory to snaffle top spot from City's grasp
 It sparked wild celebrations, adding to an already raucous atmosphere
 But the home side simply forgot to play
They mustered only one shot on target in the first half and were punished by a slick Villa move that was started by Jacob Ramsey and finished by the head of Cash, with Lucas Digne providing the left-wing cross that left much of the Etihad Stadium in stunned silence
The anxiety in the stands was palpable thereafter and the response from City did not come immediately - Ollie Watkins and Coutinho having presentable opportunities to double the advantage
 With Liverpool having equalised the title was in the balance
The introduction of Oleksandr Zinchenko for Fernandinho helped City look more fluid in the second half and the impetus was with them from the outset but the chances were missed
 Kevin De Bruyne blazed over
 Gabriel Jesus spooned his shot when just yards out
The clock was ticking, the tension rising
 And then came the sucker punch
 A long ball and a moment of magic from Coutinho, dragging the ball one way and then reversing the shot beyond his compatriot Ederson to leave everyone in shock
 City were bereft
Remarkably, with Wolves still holding Liverpool, they were still on course to be champions on goal difference but that was not the mood at the Etihad until Gundogan altered the atmosphere in an instant
 The substitute headed in and the game turned
With Villa rocking now, the ball fell to Rodri on the edge of the box and he passed the ball into net from distance to draw level
 Suddenly, it was one goal required to render events at Anfield redundant and the momentum felt irresistible once more
De Bruyne found space in the right channel and his low cross found that man Gundogan at the far post to send the supporters at the Etihad Stadium into ecstasy
 It was an inspired final substitution by Guardiola with Jack Grealish left on the bench
It changed the game
 It changed the title race
Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson's late goals for Liverpool meant that was still no margin for error but City were not going to make the same mistake, shutting down the game sensibly for the remaining moments as the relief began to pour down from the stands
The supporters followed, rushing the pitch upon the final whistle
 Another unforgettable afternoon for the supporters of a club that only seems to do dramatic
It seems strange to cite an occasion when Manchester City almost blew the title as Pep Guardiola's greatest moment as their manager but for all the wonderful football, for all the dominance that has led to four Premier League titles in five seasons, this was different
It was magical and Guardiola had perhaps sensed it beforehand
 His programme notes alluded to those memorable moments of the past, perhaps craving one of his own
"How many times in our more than 100 years of history have we lived what we are going to live this afternoon together? How many? At Brighton three years ago? The historical Sergio 93:20 moment? Paul Dickov at Wembley in 99… Yes… a few times in our lives
"This was something of that ilk - even ending in the same 3-2 result that did for QPR in such crazy circumstances inside the same stadium one decade ago
A football club is the sum of the stories it tells about itself
 This will go down in lore, adding to the belief that anything is possible
 They will talk about it, write about it, sing about it
 Guardiola's team has done many things
 It had never before done this
"The moment we found a goal it changed everything," Guardiola told 
 "We are playing in not normal circumstances but you have to handle it
"Gundogan is the best inside runner we have
 We were arriving down the sides and we needed a player with the sense of tempo in the box and he's the best
"We are legends
 When you win the Premier League four times in five seasons it's because these guys are so, so special
 We will be remembered
 The first title we won with lots of margin, then at Brighton, then winning at home without fans and now with people, it's the best
"The magnitude of your achievement is defined by the magnitude of your rival
 I've never seen a team like Liverpool
 I know it's tough but a huge congratulations to them
 They help us to be a better team
": "An incredible football season
 Congratulations to Manchester City and Liverpool
 Head to head all the way through - brilliant, relentless
"You won't get a better Premier League season than that
"One of the images of Pep Guardiola's career will be him in tears at the final whistle today because he knows how hard his team have had to work to get there
"What more can he achieve? He can't achieve any more than coming back every single day and doing it over and over again
 An outstanding manager with an unbelievable mentality
"Four titles in five years - it's dominance
 They've signed Erling Haaland and they're only going to get better
" "This City group keeps going until the end
 When you're two goals down and need to turn it around - absolutely outstanding
 All credit to City