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Premier League final day: Man United, Chelsea seal UCL berth; Kevin de Bruyne, Jamie Vardy break records
1 / 8With champions Liverpool and runners-up Manchester City having already booked their places in next season's Champions League, it was left to Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester to battle for the final two places in Europe's elite club competition. United secured the third spot in the table, beating Leicester 2-0. (Source: Reuters)
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2 / 8At Stamford Bridge, two goals in first-half injury time, from Mason Mount and Olivier Giroud, ensured FA Cup finalists Chelsea a win that knocked Wolves out of the guaranteed Europa League places. (Source: Reuters)
3 / 8Wolves began the day in sixth but Tottenham climbed above them on goal difference with a draw at Crystal Palace, where Harry Kane's goal was cancelled out by Jeffrey Schlupp. (Source: Reuters)
4 / 8Aston Villa secured their Premier League survival at the expense of Bournemouth and Watford as a 1-1 draw at West Ham was enough to see Villa finish one point clear of the bottom three. (Source: Reuters)
5 / 8Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double and Kieran Tierney's goal condemned Watford to relegation, despite Troy Deeney and Danny Welbeck pulling them back into contention. (Source: Reuters)
6 / 8Leicester striker Jamie Vardy became the oldest player to win the Premier League Golden Boot after finishing the season with 23 goals. (Source: Reuters)
7 / 8Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has won the Golden Glove award after earning 16 clean sheets – one more than Burnley and England goalkeeper Nick Pope – across 35 league appearances. (Source: Reuters)
8 / 8Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has equalled Thierry Henry’s long-standing Premier League assist record for a single season. The Belgian set up his 20th goal of the campaign in our final league game of the season against Norwich – drawing level with Henry’s record set in 2002-03. (Source: Reuters)
