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@ryanrichardson’s Man United
@ryanrichardson took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £896m of the budget on 30 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £234m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Eden Hazard (£80.5m, 2013), Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009) and Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Samir Nasri and 6 more for £234m. Champions with 100 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 83 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Samir Nasri
£35m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
John Terry
£23.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Ashley Cole
£20.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Petr Čech and 4 more for £127m. Champions with 100 points, 19 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 85 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Petr Čech
£28m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Luka Modrić
£10.5m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Leighton Baines and 2 more for £74.5m. Champions with 86 points, 9 points clear of Tottenham. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 77 scored, 27 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating QPR in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Everton. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Leighton Baines
£14m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Vincent Kompany, Kyle Walker and 1 more for £59.5m. Champions with 95 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 86 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Cardiff in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
Vincent Kompany
£24.5m
Kyle Walker
£19m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard for £80.5m and released 1. Champions with 90 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 86 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Hull City 0-5 Man United.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed David Luiz, Alexis Sánchez and 1 more for £108.5m and released 3. Champions with 88 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 74 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
David Luiz
£50m
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Joe Hart
£23.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 1 more for £129.5m and released 1. Champions with 89 points, 12 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 81 scored, 24 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
César Azpilicueta
£34m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 83 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 80 scored, 34 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Ederson for £35m and released 2. Champions with 96 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 103 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 7-0 Palace.
