Richard Jolly was at Old Trafford to see Leicester boost their chances of qualification for next season’s Champions League with a victory that also guaranteed Manchester City’s coronation as Premier League champions. Here’s how he saw the action unfold ...

Ole on Manchester City’s title win: “If you want to take up the challenge with them we need to strengthen our squad,” he says. “Congratulations to them. They have had a fantastic season.

“I am very pleased with my boys that have made it to the last 10 days with a Manchester City side ahead of us that are lauded as the best in Europe. We want to take the next step and it might be that we need a couple more to strengthen the squad.”

Ole Gunnar Solskjær speaks: “We started off slow as you might expect because they have not had any time to prepare for the game but after they scored we had nothing to lose,” he tells BT Sport.

“We played some very good stuff and I was pleased with it. You see the leadership with Nemanja [Matic]. Mason [Greenwood] looked like a seasoned professional and he is only 19. We have not had too much time to prepare and we went into half-time pleased. In the second half we didn’t get out of the traps and they got a goal from a corner that should have been a throw.

“It can’t be like this again. We can’t play Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday, it is impossible. That’s the reason we made the changes. It’s unheard of. It is impossible for the players to perform at this level going from Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday.”

Brendan Rodgers speaks: “It’s a huge step for us,” the Leicester manager tells BT Sport. “It was always going to be difficult after our last performance but I’m so proud of thre team. I thought we started the game well, Luke scores an amazing goal ... with a 19-year-old and Wesley at 20 in the backline ... they’re inexperienced but they’ve got no fear.

“Once we scored we went slow and sloppy in our passing, we gave the ball away to easily and that encouraged them. We defended well but I thought in the second half we were much better. We restricted them to very little while putting pressure on in their half of the pitch. I reinforced at half-time that we needed to keep the speed in their game.”

On the FA Cup final this weekend: “The players have been brilliant. They’ve definitely over-achieved. We still have work to do [in the league] but we can get ready and enjoy this Cup final at the weeklend.”

More from Luke Thomas: “To come out with a win gives us a great chance going into next week,” he says. “There’s always pressure but games like this when people don’t believe you can get a result. We have proved we are such a good team by getting a result.”

Nemanja Matic speaks: “ “We had a good team today of course some young players got a chance with some experienced players,” he says. “We had a good balance. A set-piece decided the game.

“In some parts of the game we played some amazing football but we didn’t create enough to score a second goal. We had two days [to prepare]. We had some meetings, of course we are not happy with the result, but we played some good football. The youngsters did well and showed great character against a very good side.

“We have to deal with this situation. In two days we have another big game.”

On City winning the title: “They are champions but we have to be focused on ourselves in the last three games and in the Europa League to do our best.”

Luke Thomas speaks: “Playing at Old Trafford is a dream as it is but to score here is unbelievable,” he tells BT Sport. “To be honest, with my emotions, I didn’t really know what to do. I went for a knee-slide in the corner and I was over the moon.”

Meanwhile at the Etihad Stadium: Some men in high-viz jackets have just unfurled a giant “Manchester City - Champions!” banner over the front entrance.

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A quick recap: Luke Thomas put Leicester City ahead after 10 minutes with his maiden Premier League goal ... and it was a beauty. The youngster was, however, partly culpable for United’s equaliser not long afterwards, allowing Mason Greenwood to dart past him en route to scoring into the bottom corner with a shot out of nothing.

In the second half, Leicester were laying siege to United’s penalty area, if not their goal, when both managers brought on some of their big guns from the bench. Marcus Rashford’s first act was to lose his man at a corner, allowing Caglar Soyuncu to rise unmarked and power home the winner and secure three precious points for his side.

Peep! peep! Peeeeeeep! It’s a massive win for Leicester City in their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League and their triumph at Old Trafford means Manchester City are Premier League champions.

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90+3 min: Leicester win a throw-in halfway inside the United half, which they’re in no hurry to take. The ball is eventually chucked in the general direction of the corner flag.

90+1 min: Bruno Fernandes overhits a dinked ball over the top as he tries to pick out a Cavani run to the edge of the six yard box. Schmeichel gathers.

89 min: United continue to press forward. Brandon Williams sends the ball towards Rashford from the right, but under pressure from Fofana, he puts it wide with his head. We’ll have three minutes or thereabouts of added time.

87 min: Another corner for United. Marc Albrighton heads clear at the near post.

86 min: Manchester United corner. Alex Telles sends the ball into the Leicester penalty area, where Wilfred Ndidi leaps to head clear.

84 min: Manchester United go close, with Mata pulling a low ball across the face of goal for Cavani. It’s a fraction behind the substitute and Tielemans hacks it clear, but only as far as Fernandez. His wild slash is skewed wide, although I think with greater presence of mind Brandon Williams could conceivably have stuck out a leg and steered it goalwards.

82 min: Leicester are playing a 5-4-1 now, trying to hold on to their lead. As things stand, Manchester City will win the title in 10 minutes or so, while Brendan Rodgers side will pull eight points clear of West Ham in the race for fourth place, having played one game more.

80 min: Leicester substitution: Hamza Choudhury on for Jamie Vardy.

79 min: On the edge of the United penalty area, Maddison shifts the ball on to his right foot and curls a shot wide of the right upright. Manchester United substitution: Bruno Fernandes on for Amad Diallo.

77 min: Rashford tries to play Cavani in behind with a ball over the top but Ndidi blocks his pass.

75 min: Telles overhits a cross from the left, his effort to pick out Cavani’s run sailing high over the Uruguayan’s head.

73 min: Iheanacho picks out Vardy at the far post with a wonderful cross. He floats a header towards the far post. It’s drifting narrowly wide but Tielemans is unable to prod it home. He clatters into the upright at speed but is unhurt.

71 min: Tielemans makes room for a shot from the edge of the United penalty area but Axel Tuanzebe stretches to get in the way of it.

67 min: That’s the first decent corner Leicester City have taken this evening and it pays dividends. Most have gone towards the near post and been cleared, but this one went long from the boot of Albrighton and was thumped home by Soyuncu.

Leicester lead. At a corner, Soyuncu gives Marcus Rashford the slip at the far post and powers home a header. Boom!

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65 min: Leicester continue to lay siege to the Manchester United penalty area without creating any chances of note. Leicester substitution: James Maddison on for Ayoze Perez. Manchester United double-substitution: Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani on for Mason Greenwood and Anthony Elanga.

63 min: Vardy overhits a cross into the Manchester United penalty area, where Perez and Iheanacho were waiting.

62 min: United are struggling to get the ball out of their own half and one suspects changes are imminent. They’re in danger of being over-run.