On May 13, 2012, Manchester City needed a win against last-place QPR to clinch their first English league title in 44 years. They were drawing 1-1 in the second half. Then they were down 2-1. Then 90 minutes ticked by. Stoppage time. Five minutes added on. Edin Džeko headed in the equalizer in the 92nd minute. 2-2. Across town, Manchester United had already finished beating Sunderland 1-0; they thought they'd won the league. United players were celebrating on the pitch. Thirty seconds later: Sergio Agüero collected a pass at the edge of the box, took one touch, and unleashed a right-foot rocket past Paddy Kenny. "AGUEROOOOOOO!" Martin Tyler's call became the most famous in Premier League broadcast history. Final: City 3, QPR 2. City won the title on goal difference — the first and still only time in Premier League history that a championship has been decided that way. United players, watching on a TV in the tunnel at Sunderland, walked off the pitch silently. The era of City as a serial-winner started 100 seconds before the final whistle.
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