Manchester United have won their 20th Premier League title with a Robin van Persie hat-trick which gave them a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
It gave them an unassailable 16-point lead over last season’s Premier League champions Manchester City.
Sir Alex Ferguson is now the most successful manager in British soccer – the title success was his 49th club trophy since he began his managerial career with East Stirling in 1974.
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie was understandably delighted after propelling Manchester United to their record-breaking Barclays Premier League title.
Van Persie has often been cited as the key factor in United’s success this season and fierce rivals City falling well short of regaining the crown they won last year.
And the Dutchman underlined his class with a fabulous first-half hat-trick.
“It didn’t really matter who scored as long as we won this game and we did win this game,” said the former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports 1.
“From the first minute everyone played well and everyone wanted it. It was a great to score so early and it was a fantastic game of football.
“I’m very happy but it’s weird. I had to wait for so long for my first title and it’s a great feeling.”
Wayne Rooney revealed last year’s heartbreak against City, who won the title in the last minute of the 2011-12 season, spurred them on to glory this season.
“It’s what we’ve worked all year for and we’ve fully deserved it. We won this game in the first half and it is a fantastic night for us,” the England striker said.
“When you lose the title, it’s hard to take and the way we did it wasn’t a nice feeling last time so we’ve all dug in deep and all worked together and done fantastic to put ourselves in the position tonight to finish the job off.
“You know how football is so you never take anything for granted so we worked hard and thankfully now it’s done.
“The manager has great desire and a winning mentality. We all buy into that and want to do well for the club.”
The title-clinching 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Monday keeps the team on course for the highest points tally in history of English topflight football, beating Chelsea’s haul of 95 from 2004-05. That will be secured if United wins its final four games.
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