How do you report on an FA Cup final that’s completely devoid of tension?

Such a one-sided contest, in the loosest sense of the term, presents its own problems for journalists. But increasingly, this is the reality we must now grow to expect

The defining image of Saturday’s FA Cup final was not Vincent Kompany lifting the third trophy of a remarkable treble-winning season for Manchester City.

Nor was it Raheem Sterling’s celebration as he toasted what he thought was a hat-trick just yards from where he grew up outside the stadium.

The picture I’ll remember was an altogether different one.