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This weekend marked Arsene Wenger’s final game in charge at Arsenal while also signalling the end of the Premier League season, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all catching our eye.
City became the first team in Premier League history to reach 100 points thanks to their late win over Southampton, smashing a whole host of other records in the process.
Meanwhile Mohamed Salah collected his Premier League Golden Boot award, and Kevin De Bruyne won the inaugural Playmaker award among a busy weekend of action.
Ben Amos
The former Manchester United goalkeeper made this outstanding save in Charlton’s play-off semi-final against Shrewsbury.
Ben Amos has just made the save of the season. Nothing is beating this. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/Js6hDMr0Eq
— David Preece (@davidpreece12) May 13, 2018
Arsenal
The only goal of Arsene Wenger’s final game in charge couldn’t have been any more apt. Vintage Wenger football.
Paul Gascoigne
Come on, someone collect their Dad.
🤣 Gazza's floss though… 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NCefP9UzRU
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 13, 2018
Kevin De Bruyne
How’s this for a nutmeg.
Olivier Giroud
It may not have gone in, but what an effort. And what a save.
WATCH: Dubravka makes stunning save from Olivier Giroud backheel volley
AFC Blackpool
After the non-league club’s final game of the season, the AFC Blackpool players decided to jump in with the ‘Tin Hut Birgade’ and have a party.
What a way to finish the season! @AFCBlackpool @TinHutBrigade were quality today & have been all season! See you next season #AllezAllezAllezOh pic.twitter.com/nsX2TmvqK7
— Jamie Nay (@jamie14nay) May 12, 2018
Hamburg
Sticking with mad supporters and this lot certainly weren’t happy about the club’s first Bundesliga relegation ever. We don’t advocate this but it looks bloody mental.
Still, nice to see Hamburg have taken relegation well. pic.twitter.com/6SQ0pemcjV
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) May 12, 2018
Benevento
After being relegated themselves in their first ever Serie A campaign, the Benevento supporters were much more appreciative of their club’s efforts. Warning: this is goosebump-worthy. And also puts all them rubbish ‘Allez Allez’ chants to shame.
🙌🏻Momenti magici al Ciro Vigorito, ci avete Stragato 🧙🏻♀️!!#ForzaStrega 🧙🏻♀️#AlèStregoneAlè pic.twitter.com/mD4g8XEEZj
— Benevento Calcio (@bncalcio) May 12, 2018
Tranmere
Fair play to them for winning the National League play-off final at Wembley anyway, never mind after having a man sent off. In the first minute.
A red card inside a minute at Wembley! 🔴
Liam Ridehalgh is sent off after just 48 seconds and Tranmere are down to 10 men 😳 pic.twitter.com/2hMYbIfxk5
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 12, 2018
Virgil Van Dijk
This pass is just astonishing.
Everton
Summing up the season on the final day?
Everton’s season summed up in 5 seconds… 😴💩😴💩😴 #AllardyceOut #EFC pic.twitter.com/1sUXhy2H1f
— Mollie Bennett (@molliebennett) May 13, 2018
Sonic Mo Salah
This is ace.
Congrats to @MoSalah on the primer league golden boot❤️ pic.twitter.com/gzgJdxMLHT
— ⚡️ (@ZeusTheHustler) May 13, 2018
Peter Crouch
His tweets continue to light up our lives.
Pleased to equal salahs premier league record today . We both got one
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) May 13, 2018
Neil Lennon
After scoring an injury time equaliser to make it 5-5 against Rangers, the former Celtic boss didn’t know what to do.
WATCH: Neil Lennon celebrates injury time equaliser in front of Rangers fans
Levante
You may get confused in this clip, but it is in fact Levante playing in red and blue, not Barcelona. The Valencia-based club inflicted Barca’s first league defeat of the season, in the penultimate game, with a 5-4 win.
Philippe Coutinho
The former Liverpool man did net a pretty decent hat-trick in the same game, though.
Emmanuel Boateng
As did the Levante man, becoming the first player to score a treble against Barcelona in La Liga since Diego Forlan in 2005.
Daisy May Cooper
Cooper plays Kerry Mucklowe in BBC mockumentary This Country, following the lives of young people in a Cotswolds town, in the middle of nowhere. Regularly seen in a Swindon Town shirt, the actress wasn’t changing anything for Sunday night’s BRIT Awards ceremony.
all that is right and pure #thiscountry #baftatv
(via @BBCOne) pic.twitter.com/dz2srUhYfL
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) May 13, 2018
John Motson
It was an emotional fairwell to the BBC commentator, who has finally hung up his microphone after a 40-year career.
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