City scored twice in added time to come back from 2-1 down against QPR at the Etihad Stadium to win 3-2 and claim their first ever Premier League title, on goal difference from rivals Manchester United, who beat Sunderland 1-0.

Mancini could barely contain his emotions in the game's frantic final few minutes, and after the match he told Sky Sports: "Football is incredible. This is for our supporters, they deserved this.

"To win like this is incredible. I've never seen a final day like this. We didn't deserve to lose this game. We had a lot of chances. We deserve to win this championship.

"After 44 years, for all our supporters it's incredible. It's been a crazy season."

Speaking to BBC's Final Score, he added: "I think that this was a great performance.

"It's difficult, three minutes from the end we were 2-1 down and one minute we scored two goals. We wanted this title and we deserved to win this title.

"This is for all our supporters, for all our supporters in Abu Dhabi, for the chairman, for the owner.

"It's difficult to say what my feelings were (at 2-1 down) I thought we could score two goals. I think this is the perfect final for a crazy season.

"We beat United twice in one season, we deserved to win."

QPR manager Mark Hughes said his side will not face the threat of relegation again while he is in charge.

Hughes took over after predecessor Neil Warnock was sacked in January with QPR already in the relegation mix.

And after securing his side's safety by the narrowest of margins, Hughes has set higher goals at Loftus Road for next season.

"The club wasn't ready for the Premier League but we are moving very quickly," Hughes said.

"There is no way we will be in this situation again in my time here."

Hughes, a former manager at Eastlands, also congratulated City on their title triumph.

"I congratulate City. It is a huge achievement for them. I am sure there will be many more in the future. We touched the well of apprehension they experienced. It was all the more exciting because of that."