Final Day of the English Premier League season 2011-12 – 13th May 2012
With the Premier League title race all set to go right to the wire, here’s how things unfolded on Twitter:
10 minutes to kick-off in the Premier League. All the twists and turns right here… http://t.co/aLh5tGo3
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 13, 2012
Loads of #mcfc banners: "Noisy Neighbours", "Loud, Proud, Loyal", "Toure De Force", "Kompany – Born Belgian, Pure Manc" and "Spirit of 68"
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Watching 10 games at once is not easy but this helps http://t.co/y0x9K1D1
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 13, 2012
One up after a min by Adebayor
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) May 13, 2012
Spurs score, and we immediately retaliate – perfect torture for the #ChokingCockerels
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 13, 2012
#qpr fans have heard of Bolton losing, huge hooped joy. Leaping up and down, singing, rollercoaster boarded
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
And now Man Utd winning at Sunderland to make life at The Etihad even more interesting.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
BOOOOOOOMMMMMM! 2-2. Keep shooting at this WBA 'keeper – he's useless. #Arsenal
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 13, 2012
Measure the tension at the Etihad. QPR suffocating the space & currently Man Utd win the PL, Tottenham third, Arsenal 4th. @bbc5live now!
— Mark Pougatch (@markpougatch) May 13, 2012
Yaya, despite hobbling with hamstring, helps out….Zabaleta through, shot, Kenny pushed up, off post and in. Relief coursing through Etihad
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
And now as Bolton are winning the emotions have switched totally at The Etihad. City fans celebrating and QPR's desolate.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
#qpr have to keep one striker up, either Cisse or Zamora, but both so deep and they need a goal. Time to be bold. ht 1-0 to #mcfc
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Half time: Man City 1-0 QPR. Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd. Stoke 1-2 Bolton. As it stands Man City are champions, QPR down http://t.co/eUo6Z6E5
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 13, 2012
I hope Wenger's exploding in that dressing room, like a volcano hit by a meteor. #Arsenal
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 13, 2012
Well that's just great; between them, Spurs & WBA have gone & given me hope again. Plenty of time yet for it all to go wrong.
— Jonathan Worth (@jonathanworth) May 13, 2012
Djibril Cisse has just silenced The Etihad. 1-1.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
And now it's QPR fans exultant and Man City fans deathly silent. Pure Premier League theatre.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
Barton off for putting hand in Tevez's face. Barton then kneed Aguero. Long ban awaits.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
I think today might be a big day in football…
— Sam Hammond (@Sammy162) May 13, 2012
Fair play to Micah Richards the peacemaker, came off bench and intervened to shepherd Barton away. What an idiot Barton is.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
QPR now have to sacrifice Cisse and send on Armand Traore. Just how expensive might Barton's actions prove to be for QPR?
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
2 nil well done Defoe. Come on WBA
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) May 13, 2012
Traore great run down left, beat Kompany, crossed for Mackie to score with a downward header. Unbelievable game. Unbelievable final day
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
QPR lead Man City 2-1 (Mackie). Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd. As it stands Man Utd champions, City 2nd, QPR up, Bolton down http://t.co/K9qhU9MN
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 13, 2012
This is unreal. Man City have not lost at home in the Premier League all season. Hard to describe the concerned looks on City's fans faces.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
This is quite quite astonishing. Get your wireless on @bbc5live . QPR 2-1 up & staying , Man Utd on course to win the title
— Mark Pougatch (@markpougatch) May 13, 2012
Edin Dzeko on for Gareth Barry. 21 minutes for QPR to survive and Man City to turn this around.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
Best final day to a Prem season ever, surely? This is complete mayhem…
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 13, 2012
Focus will all be on City failing under pressure, but if somehow it stays this way, 10-man QPR deserve huge credit for courageous defiance
— Dan Roan (@danroan) May 13, 2012
Roberto Mancini not composed any more. He is furious, gesturing wildly at his players. Talking of which Balotelli may be coming on.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
#mcfc fans singing: "We're Manchester City, we'll fight to the end". Balotelli coming on for Tevez. 74. City trail 2-1.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Kevin Hitchcock #qpr coach shouting "come on, come on" as news thru of Stoke goal. Hitchcock. Pure suspense.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Ten minutes left at The Etihad. Man City probing but can't break through.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
I think watching or hearing about football today is not good for my heart.
— fabrice muamba (@fmuamba) May 13, 2012
Goalkeeper Joe Hart now taking throw ins for Man City as everyone else parked in the QPR half.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
Epic finish to the #EPL season. #mcfc appear to have thrown it all away. Almost all over.
— Phil Bray (@PhilBray) May 13, 2012
on 90 minutes, City owners will just start literally chucking sacks of cash onto the pitch in a desperate last throw of the dice.
— Chris Toy (@ChrisToy) May 13, 2012
A few #mcfc fans leaving. Mancini going crazy with his team. #qpr fans loving this defiance…"we've only got 10 men".
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Paddy Kenny is keeping his side in the Premier League
— Dan Roan (@danroan) May 13, 2012
Edin Dzeko scores for Man City. Three minutes to win the title.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
Unbelievable City 3-2. Aguero
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Manchester City score in 94th minute to lead QPR 3-2 and lead the Premier League http://t.co/NVYGgBGf #mufc #mcfc
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 13, 2012
#mcfc score twice at the death to clinch the title. Absolutely unbelievable! Dismay for #mufc. Delight for #mcfc
— Phil Bray (@PhilBray) May 13, 2012
Mind-boggling
— Dan Roan (@danroan) May 13, 2012
The most dramatic end to a league season since 1989? People on the pitch, hugging Hart after Aguero goal….Eithad jubilant. #mcfc champions
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
— BBC Radio 5 live (@bbc5live) May 13, 2012
Thousands on the pitch. We have just seen why football is so magical. From total & utter despair to the heights of elation in two minutes.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) May 13, 2012
I LOVE SPORT
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) May 13, 2012
Never, ever, ever seen anything like that in my life! Congratulations to Manchester City, Premier League Champions!
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 13, 2012
They've waited 44 years …now the pitch is covered with jubilant #mcfc fans. Amazing scenes. City champions because they refused to give up
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 13, 2012
http://twitter.com/kevinpp24/status/201703760098099200
"To win like this is incredible" says Man City manager Roberto Mancini as they win Premier League in injury time http://t.co/LOcZ2ThS #mcfc
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 13, 2012
Football is so boring.
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) May 13, 2012
Wow…just wow #premierleague
— Matt Hudson (@_HudsonHawk) May 13, 2012
Unbelievable finish from Man City, looked certain they were going to throw it away. United fans must be rather disappointed.
— Jonathan Worth (@jonathanworth) May 13, 2012
That is possibly the most remarkable three minutes in football since Champions League final '99. Did that really just happen? Did it?
— tomfordyce (@tomfordyce) May 13, 2012
Football – its a funny old game!
— Alec Stewart (@StewieCricket) May 13, 2012
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