Southampton finally escaped the title of worst team in Premier League history by somehow drawing with Manchester City without scoring.
Bottom-placed and already relegated, Saints were looking to pick up a 12th point in a disappointing season, which would have allowed them to surpass Derby's record low of 11 points in 2007/08.
It was probably one of the most one-sided 0-0 draws in Premier League history, with City enjoying 72 per cent possession, 26 shots on target to Southampton's two and 68 touches of the ball in the Saints' penalty area to the home side's seven.
However, none of the red and whites on the south coast seemed to care as the final whistle blew, giving the Saints some small measure of consolation after a dreadful campaign.
It was far from a hopeless game for City, who are still uncertain of their Champions League place but could go level with second-placed Arsenal with a win.
Saints almost gifted their opponents an early own goal when Jan Bednarek's clearance went straight past team-mate Flynn Downes but went just wide.
Downes denied Josko Guardiol a free-kick from Kevin De Bruyne at the far post and Bednarek was forced to clear after Guardiol intercepted Phil Foden's pass.
De Bruyne has always done well against the Saints, scoring four goals and providing 10 assists in matches against them, and the Belgian had a chance to add to his tally after Leslie Ugochukwu held him up but his free-kick went just wide.
Late in the first half, Bernardo Silva saw the ball bounce off the goal and Manuel Akanji headed in from a corner.
Roughly the same thing happened after the break: “With
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