Carlos Tevez provided the ultimate moment of irony in a day of rollercoaster emotions to preserve West Ham's top-flight status with the only goal of the game against Manchester United.
Somehow, the Argentinian forward has managed to rise above the rows which have swirled above his head and, in first-half stoppage time, it was Tevez who struck the decisive blow to keep the happy Hammers up.
The defeat did not cast a shadow over United's title celebrations but it cast a deep pall of gloom over Bramall Lane as Sheffield United slid back into the Championship.