5 occasions when the Premier League has been won early

#2 Manchester United (2012/13, Four matches remaining)

Manchester United won their 13th title in style as they bid farewell to their legendary manager

Games remaining before title victory: Four

Matches won/lost: 28/5

Last 6 matches results:

17 April 2013 - Draw (West Ham United 2-2 Manchester United)

22 April 2013 - Win (Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa)

28 April 2013 - Draw (Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United)

5 May 2013 - Lost (Manchester United 0-1 Chelsea)

12 May 2013 - Win (Manchester United 2-1 Swansea)

19 May 2013 - Draw (West Brom 5-5 Manchester United)

To win the Premier League is a big feat, to win it 13 times is genius and that's precisely why Ferguson is regarded as the most successful manager in the Premier League.

United wrapped up their title victory in some style as a Robin van Persie hat-trick sank Aston Villa to give Ferguson the perfect farewell.

The season ended with United notching 89 points (11 points more than second-placed Manchester City).

The season's last match was perhaps the most entertaining one. Leading 5-2 in Ferguson's 1500th game for Manchester United, United conceded three goals in the space of five minutes (all from substitute Romelu Lukaku) to settle the final score as 5-5.

How did the season pan out?

The 2012-13 was a classic Ferguson season (unfortunately it was his last one before retirement). Throughout the season, United left it very late to come back from a goal(s) down to either finish the match as winners or walk away with a point.

United's closest competitors for the throne were defending champions Manchester City who had won their first Premier League title the previous season in dramatic fashion (a last-minute goal by Sergio Aguero in the last match of the season against QPR).

In order to shut their Noisy Neighbours up, Sir Alex was prompted to secure the signature of Robin van Persie from arch-rivals Arsenal.

Although United lost the first match of the season to Everton, the Red Devils soared through the rest of the season with some classic goals by their stunning front-line of Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, and Javier Hernandez.

As early as Gameweek 17, United had already amassed a nine-point lead over their neighbors.

While the difference kept fluctuating, on 22 April 2013, a brilliant hat-trick by the former Arsenal man Van Persie made it mathematically impossible for City to chase down their neighbors and United went on to seal a memorable title victory.