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Mathew Davies

The alternative final Premier League table which sees Cardiff City top and Man Utd rock bottom

Cardiff City ended their stay in the Premier League with a dream-like 2-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Championship awaits for the Bluebirds, but they signed off in style against former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was told Stunned Manchester United fans call for mass walk-outs as Cardiff City humiliate them on final day of what his own fans thought of the performance.

In essence the result was meaningless for both sides, with Cardiff already relegated and United out of the Champions League reckoning.

But an alternative table tweeted by Sporting Intelligence's Nick Harris has a very different look to the season.

In the Premier League value for money standings, Cardiff sit top of the pile, with United very much rock bottom. 

Cardiff's average first-team basic pay for the 2018-19 season is listed as £957,471 - which works out as £28,161 per player per point.

United, conversely, have a first-team pay figure of £6,534,654, working out at £99,010 per man per point.

The amazing moment at Manchester United as Cardiff City fans did something very special for Aron Gunnarsson   

It all points to the Bluebirds returning the best value-for-money side in the top flight.

There are a number of high-earning stars at Old Trafford, including Paul Pogba, David de Gea and Alexis Sanchez. The latter has been particularly poor this season, with United failing to see value for money for the former Arsenal man.

Indeed, the game against Cardiff put into perspective Sanchez's campaign.

Stunned Manchester United fans call for mass walk-outs as Cardiff City humiliate them on final day  

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