The 2016-17 season still had its drama – moments of brilliance and booming narrative arcs to be resolved – but it was less title race than well-ordered title jog Farewell, then, to the year that almost was. This was a Premier League season that sparked with a controlled excitement, never quite caught fire but still dished up another digestible slice of high-end product. Things kept on almost happening. Leicester City almost completed the most dramatic title-plus-relegation act …
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A Premier League season of soap opera where football felt like background music | Barney Ronay

