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@james_fc’s Man United
@james_fc 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 £897.5m of the budget on 33 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £71m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Dele Alli (£94m, 2017), Son Heung-min (£91.5m, 2017) and Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014).
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
Champions League
That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 3 more for £71m. 2nd in the Premier League with 86 points, level with Chelsea but behind on goal difference. Won 25, drew 11, lost 2; 72 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Lost the League Cup final to Aston Villa. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Everton 1-6 Man United.
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Didier Drogba
£8m
Luka Modrić
£8m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, David Silva and 2 more for £64.5m. Champions with 84 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 87 scored, 41 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Nottingham Forest in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Ramires
£5.5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 5 more for £145m. Champions with 86 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 67 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Dortmund. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Hugo Lloris and 3 more for £62.5m. Champions with 87 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 74 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Southampton 0-4 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Hugo Lloris
£12m
Jan Vertonghen
£10m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
Maicon
£2m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Christian Eriksen for £55.5m. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 10, lost 2; 78 scored, 26 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Swansea.
Luis Suárez
£44m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling and Sadio Mané for £75m and released 2. Champions with 96 points, 11 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 82 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Sadio Mané
£10m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane for £95.5m and released 2. Champions with 84 points, 4 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 64 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Newcastle.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones and Jamie Vardy for £92m and released 3. Champions with 80 points, 2 points clear of Tottenham. Won 24, drew 8, lost 6; 69 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Southampton 0-5 Man United.
John Stones
£47.5m
Jamie Vardy
£44.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Dele Alli, Son Heung-min and 2 more for £236.5m and released 1. Champions with 103 points, 12 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 4, lost 1; 85 scored, 12 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool. 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 1-0 Man City.
Dele Alli
£94m
Son Heung-min
£91.5m
Ederson
£35m
James Milner
£16m