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@jcole’s Man United
@jcole 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 £880m of the budget on 37 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £134.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Edin Džeko (£104m, 2013), Olivier Giroud (£63m, 2014) and Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009).
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 · Champions League
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 7 more for £134.5m. Champions with 95 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 94 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth 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: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Chris Smalling
£1.5m
Ramsey
£1.5m
Nemanja Matić
£1.5m
Jordan Henderson
£1m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, Yaya Touré and 6 more for £136m and released 1. Champions with 84 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 69 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Fulham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Luka Modrić
£10.5m
Gaël Clichy
£9m
Vincent Kompany
£6.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Romelu Lukaku and 2 more for £66.5m. Champions with 94 points, 17 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 10, lost 0; 88 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. 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 United 4-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Wojciech Szczęsny
£6m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 3 more for £67.5m and released 2. Champions with 104 points, 21 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 5, lost 0; 90 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Hugo Lloris
£12m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Edin Džeko, Mesut Özil and 2 more for £174m and released 2. Champions with 103 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 4, lost 1; 88 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
Edin Džeko
£104m
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
David Luiz
£21.5m
Luke Shaw
£6m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Olivier Giroud and Eliaquim Mangala for £95m and released 2. Champions with 94 points, 12 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 90 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Olivier Giroud
£63m
Eliaquim Mangala
£32m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling and Son Heung-min for £66m and released 2. Champions with 93 points, 15 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 9, lost 1; 69 scored, 16 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 West Brom.
Raheem Sterling
£44m
Son Heung-min
£22m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eric Dier, John Stones and 1 more for £140.5m and released 3. Champions with 89 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 82 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
Eric Dier
£47.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
Mohamed Salah
£45.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 88 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
