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@joe_swarbrick’s Man United
@joe_swarbrick 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 £628m of the budget on 28 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £33.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014), Sergio Agüero (£45.5m, 2014) and Harry Kane (£40.5m, 2015).
They were champions eight times: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
2nd
League Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, Branislav Ivanović and 1 more for £33.5m. 2nd in the Premier League with 90 points, 3 points behind Chelsea. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 79 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 3-2 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Branislav Ivanović
£8.5m
Luka Modrić
£8m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, David Silva and 3 more for £110m. Champions with 86 points, 9 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 85 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating QPR in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 2-4 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Javier Mascherano
£19m
Samir Nasri
£15.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Vincent Kompany, Ramires and 3 more for £64.5m. Champions with 89 points, 12 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 83 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 32. Match of the season: QPR 0-7 Man United.
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Ramires
£14.5m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Gaël Clichy
£7m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and 5 more for £183m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 87 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal. Went out of the Champions League in the group stage. Match of the season: Man United 7-0 Newcastle.
Gareth Bale
£40m
Eden Hazard
£32m
Juan Mata
£30m
Yaya Touré
£24m
Daniel Sturridge
£22m
Kyle Walker
£19m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed César Azpilicueta and Jan Vertonghen for £38m. Champions with 84 points, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference. Won 27, drew 3, lost 8; 85 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: Man United 6-1 Norwich.
César Azpilicueta
£19.5m
Jan Vertonghen
£18.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Sergio Agüero and 2 more for £130.5m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 71 scored, 14 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Sergio Agüero
£45.5m
Hugo Lloris
£10.5m
John Stones
£9.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku for £68.5m and released 1. Champions with 99 points, 18 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 79 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£28m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 82 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 88 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 West Brom.
