"If you're into your data, it's the most competitive title race ever," said Richard Masters, the Premier League chief executive, in a pitch-side interview from Emirates Stadium ahead of Sunday's final round of fixtures.
Masters was likely referring to the average gap between the top two — just 1.51 points across the season, the lowest in Premier League history — but, for most observers, the competitiveness of the title race felt like a mirage once Arsenal and Liverpool had lost at home on April 14.
