There was almost something unreal about watching Manchester United ruthlessly romp to their 20th League title this season.
The reason for United's dominance can be pointed to one aspect of course - Manchester City winning the English Premier League title last year courtesy the last kick of the game from Sergio Aguero.
The media had a field day after that - not only was the title won in the most dramatic circumstances, but it was won by a Manchester City which has been overshadowed, dumped and closeted by a United side which have been so dominant over the last 20 years.
People outside England would have been forgiven had they not known about the existence of another club in Manchester, before Thaksin Shinawatra and then the Abu Dhabi Group brought the Blue half of Manchester into focus.
The 2011-12 Premier League title win was the crowning moment of hundreds of millions spent on players, while attempting to go toe-to-toe with the biggest daddy of them all in England -Manchester United.
Arsenal had done it in the 90s and early noughties; then came Chelsea with Roman Abramovich's money, before City's rise. Ferguson handled each of his opponents in his own inimitable style, with one result coming out at the end - United making a statement.
So, there should never have been any doubt about the result of this season really; not if you know what Ferguson is about.
The Blue Moon is rising several media outlets said, while the Red Dawn was approaching at Old Trafford. Never going to happen as long as Ferguson is at the helm.
Most people don't like to lose - but Sir Alex Ferguson is different. He takes every single loss personally, locks it up in the recesses of his mind to bring it out whenever necessary and make sure it never happens again.
This United title was not about flair and excitement, it was the will and desire of one man to set things right as he sees it, with surgical precision.
Ferguson will probably never admit it in so many words - but Premier League 2012-13 was also about revenge.
Losing on goal difference, after holding a substantial lead going into the final games of the season, was something that just did not happen to Manchester United. Things had to be set right, the universe had shifted and it was time to put it back into place.
It is easy to think that one man changed the course of the season. When United won the Robin Van Persie stakes, everyone thought they had just gained a crucial edge over their rivals, and indeed they had.
Yes, Van Persie was instrumental in United's 20th league title win, and City would have been the favorites had they been able to persuade the Dutchman to join them instead of the Red Devils from Arsenal. But no single player can win the league on his own.
If you look at United's squad, though, for this season, it is easy to wonder just how they absolutely smashed everyone else in the title race - particularly with the kind of squads at Man City's and Chelsea's disposal.
Apart from Van Persie and Wayne Rooney, there are no world-class attackers in the United lineup. Shinji Kagawa will be one in the future, but he is not quite there yet, while very single United winger was disappointing this season.
The midfield is barren, apart from the classy and painfully underrated Michael Carrick, while Ryan Giggs has done an admirable job. The central defence has two players struggling to cope with injuries, while the others are youngsters who had a lot to prove for themselves.
This is not a United side filled with flair, with players that can create something out of nothing. The first half of the season, was all about brilliant last-minute comebacks and great attacking play, with defence thrown out of the window.
But that was only until the central defenders came back from injury. After that, it was a different United -- ruthlessly methodical and structured. Picking up wins, one after the other, irrespective of how they played -- the true sign of a title-winning side.
All of it is down to Ferguson. No man is capable of bringing together a team, and making them work according to his ethos and his ethos alone. There is no room for anything else, and no player ever strays away from it.
Sometimes manager's are given too much credit, while there are occasions when their work is not quite recognized, with the players - and rightly too - stealing all the plaudits.
However, this title win in particular, the 20th, won 20 years after Ferguson won the first of his 13, must go down to the brilliance of the United manager, who just keeps churning out championships like an unstoppable machine.
As long as Ferguson is there, United will always compete for the title, and more often than not win it.
