@jynx07 took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 18 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons. They spent £653m of the budget on 34 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £21.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and Mesut Özil (£42.5m, 2013).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
That summer they signed Robin van Persie for £21.5m. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 86 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Hull City 0-7 Man United.
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fàbregas and 10 more for £195m. Champions with 87 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 76 scored, 10 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating West Ham in the final. 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 United 4-1 Man City.
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Romelu Lukaku and 3 more for £68.5m. Champions with 100 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 7, lost 0; 81 scored, 13 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-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.
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 1 more for £60m and released 1. Champions with 91 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 86 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final. 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 1-3 Man United.
That summer they signed Mesut Özil, Luke Shaw and 2 more for £51.5m and released 3. Champions with 98 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 86 scored, 23 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Arsenal. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Juventus in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Palace.
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Jamie Vardy and 1 more for £71.5m and released 1. Champions with 96 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 98 scored, 21 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 Barcelona in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 4-1 Man City.
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne for £55m and released 1. Champions with 81 points, 12 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 6, lost 7; 75 scored, 29 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Lost the Champions League final to Paris SG. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Newcastle.
That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk, César Azpilicueta and 1 more for £67m and released 2. Champions with 86 points, 3 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 76 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Bayern. Match of the season: Man City 1-5 Man United.
That summer they signed Mohamed Salah and Antonio Rüdiger for £63m and released 2. Champions with 98 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 2, lost 4; 89 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham 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: Southampton 2-7 Man United.
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