Reliving the final day of a remarkable Premier League season

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The 2015-16 Premier League season, highlighted by the historic, the unpredictable, and the flat out absurd, came to an end Sunday - for all intents and purposes, anyway, after Manchester United's finale against Bournemouth was abandoned due to a suspicious package at Old Trafford that police confirmed was a training device and not a bomb. That contest has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, though it will have no significant impact on the standings unless the Red Devils win by 19 goals.

For the nine top flight matches that were played across England on Sunday, they provided a fitting tribute to the 37 preceding matchdays; the action was equal parts quality and exciting, both emotional and dramatic.

Here, we look back at a day that closed the book on a truly remarkable Premier League season.

United match called off after bomb scare

Though the action on the pitch was riveting - particularly at St. James' Park, which we'll get to in a moment - the day was dominated by a match that wasn't played at all.

Manchester United's fixture against Bournemouth was abandoned after police were alerted to a bomb threat in a northwest bathroom at Old Trafford, with the stadium being evacuated and the contest rescheduled for this coming Tuesday.

Hours after the masses had left and the ground was given a thorough examination by both police dogs and security officials - which led to a controlled explosion of the device in question - it was confirmed that the package was actually a training device left behind by a private security firm following a training exercise.

"Whilst this item did not turn out to be a viable explosive, on appearance this device was as real as could be, and the decision to evacuate the stadium was the right thing to do, until we could be sure that people were not at risk," police said.

"Everyone remained calm, followed instructions, and worked with officers and stewards to ensure that a safe evacuation was quickly completed. Those present today were a credit to the football family and their actions should be recognised."

While security proceedings were handled flawlessly by all accounts - and of course, the main takeaway that nobody was harmed - questions will be asked of how the situation was able to develop in the first place.

1 issue: What's the extent of security sweeps of stadiums before fans arrive on matchdays. Could this have been found earlier Sunday?
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) May 15, 2016

Tottenham's capitulation sees Arsenal keep streak alive

For weeks, the only team that had any reasonable chance of catching Leicester City was Tottenham. Manager Mauricio Pochettino had one of the youngest teams in the Premier League poised for a title run.

But instead, in the last four matches of the seasons, the Spurs found a way to fall apart. Tottenham couldn't beat West Brom or Chelsea, and Dele Alli and Mousa Dembele earned suspensions to end the north London club's Premier League assault.

The collapse reached its lowest point as Tottenham surrendered to a 5-1 loss to the already relegated Newcastle United.

Arsenal supporters brimmed with glee as they watched their side jump over their bitter rival into second place in the standings.

Ranieri gets the last laugh

Twelve years after being shown the door at Stamford Bridge, Leicester City's Claudio Ranieri returned to Chelsea a Premier League champion.

A Guard of Honour greeted the Italian gaffer, who was honoured for his first career league title as a manager with a warm welcome from the Blues faithful.

Kane hangs on to capture Golden Boot

Despite a 5-1 drubbing at second-from-bottom Newcastle that saw Tottenham drop to third behind hated rival Arsenal, Spurs striker Harry Kane's 25 goals bested Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and Leicester's Jamie Vardy to win the Golden Boot.

The London-born attacker became the first English player to nab the honour since Sunderland's Kevin Phillips did so in 1999-2000, and the first Tottenham player to lead the league since Teddy Sheringham did in the Premier League's inaugural 1992-93 campaign.

Guardiola to get Champions League football with City

As Manchester City stuttered towards the end of the season, there were real concerns that Pep Guardiola would arrive in England without Champions League football on offer. There were no such "escape" clause for Guardiola, who failed to win Europe's ultimate prize in three seasons at Bayern Munich.

That crisis was averted Sunday as City nicked a draw against Swansea City to all but confirm a sixth consecutive Champions League spot.

Various reports have pointed to a drastic overhaul in the summer, with several players and starters set to leave the Etihad. Knowing he will get to fight on the Champions League front next season, Guardiola will have a much easier time recruiting some of Europe's best talent in the summer.

Southampton records historic point total

Lost among the deserved hoopla surrounding Leicester's miraculous title-winning campaign was the continued ascension of Ronald Koeman's Southampton. The south coast side have now improved by a spot in each of the last three seasons.

The Saints topped Crystal Palace 4-1 at St. Mary's courtesy of goals from Sadio Mane, Steven Davis, Ryan Bertrand. and Graziano Pelle to record a club-best 63 points, good enough for an automatic spot in next year's Europa League.

Terry, Howard get emotional

Both John Terry and Tim Howard entered the last Premier League matchday with farewells on the bill.

Terry had expected to end his Chelsea career against Leicester, but a red card at Sunderland scuppered any goodbye tour at Stamford Bridge. The 35-year-old did address fans after the 1-1 draw with the Foxes, and reiterated his desire to remain with the Blues. He said he will take the next few days to consider the club's offer of a one-year contract extension.

Howard didn't have the benefit of a second chance. The U.S. goalkeeper marked his last appearance in Everton's goal with his 132nd Premier League shutout - tying Brad Friedel for most clean sheets by an American - and kissed the post on his way out.