Manchester United 0-1 West Bromwich Albion : 5 Talking Points

#3 United's set-piece defending comes in the firing line... again

Lukaku failed to mark Rodriguez

Jose Mourinho's side may be dominating the possession and 'chances created' columns regularly, as most top teams would usually do.

However, their defending from set-pieces has been their Achilles Heel all season, a department that has cost them points and ultimately, the title.

Conceding late to Leicester to lose a lead, gifting Newcastle the three points at St. James' Park, the now-champions City winning at Old Trafford in December, to open up a wide gap between first and second place, were just a handful of situations where United would have wanted to reflect in terms of man-marking and overall defense against the dead ball.

West Bromwich Albion's goal, not surprisingly, from a corner yet again, deservedly delivered the inevitable knockout punch to the red half of Manchester, as if to sum up their season.

Nemanja Matic headed a Baggies' corner under pressure from an opposition player back into the crowd of players in and around the 6-yard area, only for Rodriguez to peel away from Romelu Lukaku and heading into the corner past a rooted de Gea to send the away fans into jubilation and assist City to get both hands on their title.

They may be going down, but not without making a telling contribution in officially crowning City as champions.