I’m handing out my awards for the season.. Klopp is the head boy. Pep? See me in my study after class

BEFORE the class breaks up for the summer holidays, headmaster Sav will distribute his end-of-term reports to each Premier League club. No prizes for guessing the star pupils but Everton and West Ham will be placed in detention for poor results – while Watford, Norwich and Bournemouth are expelled.

A ++ LIVERPOOL

To bring the title back to Anfield after 30 years, in the style they did it, and to rack up 99 points speaks for itself. Jurgen Klopp (far right) was already established in Boot Room legend after winning the Champions League last year but now he deserves to be revered in the same class as Shankly, Paisley and Dalglish – as one of the greats.

C MANCHESTER CITY

See me in my study after school. By Pep Guardiola’s (right) lofty standards it’s been a poor season. City’s defence of the title finished 18 points adrift of Liverpool. But the headmaster will upgrade Pep to an ‘A’ if he lands the Champions League, the Holy Grail which has eluded the Blue Moon so far.

A - MANCHESTER UNITED

To finish third, from a long way back in the field at Christmas, was a remarkable achievement. The prospects for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looked bleak midway through the campaign, but the arrival of Bruno Fernandes transformed United and they should be top-two contenders next season.

A* CHELSEA

Some of us feared Frank Lampard had been dealt a hospital pass when he took over at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea’s best player, Eden Hazard, had been sold to Real Madrid and the club was under a transfer ban. To deliver Champions League football – and maybe win the FA Cup – in his first season as their manager is incredible.

A +LEICESTER

Yes, there is an air of disappointment that they didn’t make the Champions League after spending most of the season in the top four. But if you had offered them fifth place before a ball was kicked they would have been doing cartwheels at the King Power. Brendan Rodgers did a terrific job.

C TOTTENHAM

Spurs went from Champions League finalists to also-rans in the space of 12 months and

I’m afraid I don’t enjoy watching them now as much as I did a couple of years ago. In the end, Jose Mourinho did well to finish in the top six, but Tottenham have a lot of ground to make up.

A WOLVES

Another polished, consistent season, which Nuno Espirito Santo could yet garnish by winning the Europa League.

Wolves are difficult to play against but easy on the eye, and 26-goal top scorer Raul Jimenez is now one of the most coveted strikers in the Premier League.

C - ARSENAL

Nowhere near good enough – but there is light at the end of the tunnel. For a club of Arsenal’s stature to finish eighth is way below the expected standard, and Unai Emery paid for the Gunners’ drift towards mid-table irrelevance with his job. But his successor Mikel Arteta could salvage some pride by winning the FA Cup Final.

A* SHEFFIELD UNITED

Everyone tipped them to go down – including me – but they knocked on the doors of Europe. Chris Wilder did a phenomenal job to implement his style in the Premier League, and the Blades’ work ethic and overlapping centre-backs were a joy to watch. A real surprise package.

A BURNLEY

Another top 10 finish on one of the lowest net spends in the division – fantastic. Clarets fans will have to forgive me for wondering if boss Sean Dyche would make waves at a top-six club, because his results on a slender budget at Turf Moor are phenomenal.

A - SOUTHAMPTON

I tipped them to go down and I thought they were goners after that nine-goal hammering at home by Leicester last October. Top marks to the board for standing by manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, and top marks to Hasenhuttl himself for holding his nerve and achieving one of the league’s best away records.

E EVERTON

Yet another season of startling under-achievement at Goodison Park. Carlo Ancelotti (below), one of Europe’s most successful coaches this century, did not come to Merseyside to drift in mid-table backwaters. To finish below Burnley, Sheffield United and Southampton is simply unacceptable.

C CRYSTAL PALACE

They were never in danger of going down, which is a testament to former England coach Roy Hodgson’s experience, and Gary Cahill was an inspired free transfer. But only Norwich scored fewer goals than Palace and it looks like talisman Wilfried Zaha will be off this summer, so danger lies ahead.

C + NEWCASTLE

Steve Bruce secured 44 points, only one point fewer than Rafa Benitez’s best Premier League total with Newcastle. Bruce’s appointment last year was greeted by the supporters with lukewarm enthusiasm at best – but maybe he knows what he is doing after all. And Allan Saintmaximin has been a joy to watch.

C BRIGHTON

They stayed up comfortably enough in the end, arguably with a little more style than in previous years under Chris Hughton, but in golfing terms I would say they were level par for the round. Graham Potter’s next task must be to push on towards the top half – which is easier said than done.

E WEST HAM

For the quality and squad depth at their disposal, the Hammers should be threatening the top six, not flirting with relegation to the Championship. In the end, David Moyes’ know-how as a manager and Michail Antonio’s eight goals in the last seven games saved them from the unthinkable.

C - ASTON VILLA

Ultimately, they may have been saved by that Hawkeye malfunction against Sheffield United in the first game after lockdown. We will never know if they would have gone on to lose that game, but we will also never know how the season would have panned out if they did. Hats off to Dean Smith for the late charge which saved Villa. I’m pleased they stayed up.

D BOURNEMOUTH

It was fun while it lasted and five years of Premier League football for a club of Bournemouth’s size was no mean feat. At least they went down fighting and it went right to the last kick of the season. But if Eddie Howe leaves this summer it might be a long time before they are back in the top flight.

E WATFORD

Four head coaches in one season is never a good sign and this time the revolving door caught up with Watford. They had enough quality in the squad to stay up and after a terrible start they were out of the bottom three as long ago as mid-january – but they blew it. And I’ll never understand why they sacked Nigel Pearson with only two games left.

D NORWICH

They went down, but 21 points is still a poor return. They were a better side than that but the 3-2 win against Manchester City turned out to be a mirage. Financial stability is a commendable model but this business is about results on the pitch – that’s where it matters.