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Manchester City's title winners have been filmed mocking Liverpool by appearing to sing a vile song referring to Jurgen Klopp's side as 'victims' and their fans being 'battered on the streets'. Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker and Vincent Kompany are among the City players who can be seen passing around the Premier League trophy as they celebrate beating Liverpool to the league title, while chanting to the tune of the famous Kop song 'Allez, Allez, Allez' can be heard in the background. On the plane after their 4-1 victory over Brighton they appear to sing a song chanted by City fans this season: 'All the way to Kiev, To end up in defeat, Crying in the stands, And battered on the streets, Kompany injured Salah, Victims of it all, Sterling won the double, The Scousers won f*** all, Allez, allez, allez.'

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1-0 ASTON VILLA (agg 2-2, 3-4 on pens) - LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE HAWTHORNS: Aston Villa moved closer to a Premier League return with a penalty shoot-out victory over West Midlands rivals West Brom in the semi-finals of the Championship play-offs.  The Baggies levelled the tie through Craig Dawson in the first half after the veteran defender headed home a Mason Holgate long-throw. The hosts dominated for long periods before the match turned on its head when Chris Brunt was dismissed on 79 minutes for a second yellow card.

So there we are, finally Manchester City have claimed the Premier League title, pipping Liverpool in arguably the best title race in a generation. Liverpool's colossus Virgil van Dijk scooped the PFA Player of the Year gong, while Raheem Sterling was awarded Young Player of the Year – but what about everyone else? Here, Sportsmail dishes out the alternative awards this season, including the best commentary moment, the Emmanuel Adebayor award and, of course, the worst own goal.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: When David Luiz sat down across the table from Roman Abramovich to discuss the future, he did not find a distant owner, someone remote and losing interest in Chelsea. He found Abramovich was still burning with the same passion for the club as he was eight years ago when he first lured Luiz to Stamford Bridge and promised to turn his dreams into reality. 'He has been away but his heart is here,' said Luiz. 'He loves this club. He is the one who built Chelsea. Everything at Chelsea changed because of him.

Manchester City's stars didn't have long to celebrate retaining the Premier League title as they went straight back to training on Tuesday ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final. Pep Guardiola's side managed to see off fierce competition from Liverpool to secure back-to-back league championships on Sunday following a thrilling title race. But their attentions now turn to this weekend as they seek to complete an unprecedented domestic treble against Watford at Wembley. Pep Guardiola led his side out at the Etihad complex as City began their preparations ahead of the Saturday's showpiece finale.

Eden Hazard is closing in on a summer move to Real Madrid while Gareth Bale appears to be at a crossroads with Zinedine Zidane revealing he is not part of his plans.  The Chelsea attacker is expected to seal a mega £86million move to the Bernabeu days after the Europa League final following months of intense speculation regarding his future.  Hazard will replace Bale in Real Madrid's attack but how do the two stars compare when pitted against each other. 

Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano is only the third largest stadium in Spain but it is fully equipped to host the biggest game in world football. Tottenham and Liverpool will do battle at the 67,829-seater venue when the Champions League final comes to the Spanish capital on June 1. Both sets of fans are likely to enjoy their visit — though some more than others depending on the result — to the Wanda Metropolitano, which boasts modern facilities while also retaining the feel of a traditional sports ground. That is, perhaps in some part, because the stadium is not strictly brand new. It reopened in 2017 after a £208million rebuild but it was originally erected in 1994 as part of Madrid's bid to host the 1997 World Athletics Championships.

Robin van Persie has been presented with a special shirt made up of the four clubs he played for during his career in professional football. The curtain came down on the striker's glittering career on Sunday with his Feyenoord side defeated 2-0 by ADO Den Haag. He received a guard of honour when he was subbed off in stoppage time with the fans at De Kuip giving him a brilliant send-off.

The entire Roma squad showed their respect for Daniele de Rossi as their captain addressed the news that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season. Roma opted not to renew the 26-year-old's contract, instead offering him a role behind the scenes. However, Rossi, speaking during a press conference on Tuesday, said he is not ready to hang up his boots and would thus be moving on to a new team.

England captain Eoin Morgan and his stars have revealed a new side to themselves that not even themselves probably have envisaged. England face Pakistan at Bristol County Ground on Tuesday in the third ODI of their five-match series. And ahead of that clash the hosts underwent a major transformation... by turning into females!

Trent Alexander-Arnold gave his mates an afternoon to remember despite the disappointment of Liverpool missing out on the Premier League title. The 20-year-old defender spent time post-match pinging in some of his trademark crosses so his friends could experience the feeling of scoring at Anfield. Ben Smith posted a picture on Twitter that showed Alexander-Arnold about to deliver a cross for five people lined up inside the penalty box at the Anfield Road End.

Son Heung-min has endeared himself to fans even further after footage emerged of the Tottenham star being incredibly sweet during his team's lap of honour on Sunday. The South Korean was suspended for his side's final home game of the season but emerged from the tunnel following the 2-2 draw with Everton. As is tradition, players and staff were accompanied by their partners and children as they made their way around the pitch to thank the fans for their support. 

A video of a young fan in floods of tears after his hero Mahendra Singh Dhoni was controversially run out in the Indian Premier League final has gone viral. The Chennai Super Kings captain was dismissed on a contentious decision after straining to reach his crease as Mumbai Indians' Ishan Kishan threw down the stumps. Nigel Llong, the third umpire, decided Dhoni was out despite video replays appearing to show he was home from one angle but short of the line from another.

The 2018-19 season will be remembered for VAR, Spygate and dramatic European comebacks. Its highs and lows have included a title race which went down to the wire, a defiant Chelsea goalkeeper and the tragic death of Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala. Vincent Kompany's unlikely goal of the season contender and the sound of Tottenham's new stadium have been symbolic of a campaign laden with compelling moments.  As another thrilling football season draws to a close, Sportsmail's reporters give you their answers to the key questions in our end-of-season awards.