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@adug115’s Man United
@adug115 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 £608m of the budget on 32 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £48.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015), Sergio Agüero (£39.5m, 2011) and Ederson (£35m, 2017).
They were champions eight times: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The best season was 2010/11, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
2nd
That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 2 more for £48.5m. 2nd in the Premier League with 84 points, 7 points behind Chelsea. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 77 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Yaya Touré and 2 more for £84.5m. Champions with 91 points, 16 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 82 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-5 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Joe Hart
£6.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 5 more for £126.5m. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 72 scored, 12 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Adel Taarabt
£3.5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 1 more for £54.5m. Champions with 87 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 70 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating West Brom in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-2 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yohan Cabaye, Hugo Lloris and 3 more for £60m and released 1. Champions with 96 points, 15 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 96 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Brighton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-1 Man City.
Yohan Cabaye
£17.5m
Hugo Lloris
£12m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
Ben Davies
£11m
Nathaniel Clyne
£8m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones and Harry Kane for £17.5m. Champions with 91 points, 7 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 93 scored, 22 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-4 Man United.
John Stones
£9.5m
Harry Kane
£8m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and 1 more for £88.5m and released 2. Champions with 82 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 70 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Paris SG in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed N'Golo Kanté and Gabriel Jesus for £59m and released 2. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 2, lost 6; 94 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
N'Golo Kanté
£32m
Gabriel Jesus
£27m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Ederson and Mohamed Salah for £69m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 2 points clear of Liverpool. Won 27, drew 10, lost 1; 75 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Ederson
£35m
Mohamed Salah
£34m
