Chelsea have one hand on the trophy

After Two more games and Jose Mourinho will have confirmed his supremacy in the Premier League with a third title in five attempts at the trophy and Chelsea will be crowned champions.

The clue that this was the decisive game was in the manic nature of the second half. Not on the pitch, but on the touchline. Mourinho and his assistant Rui Faria were up and down with unusual intensity, even for them, waving players back with the most extravagant gestures when they lost the ball.

Hold on to this lead, was the implicit message, and a huge step will have been taken to the ultimate goal. In fact, as One Step Beyond played at the end of the game and the players congregated in the centre circle, there was a sense that the celebrations were already in swing.