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@sb_fc’s Man United
@sb_fc took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 19 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £895.5m of the budget on 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £233m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014), David Luiz (£50m, 2014) and Eric Dier (£47.5m, 2016).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 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
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Petr Čech, Xabi Alonso and 8 more for £233m. Champions with 91 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 70 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth 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 City 2-4 Man United.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
John Terry
£23.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Ashley Cole
£20.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Gaël Clichy
£14.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 91 points, 17 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 77 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Sunderland 0-5 Man United.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 2 more for £115.5m. Champions with 94 points, 20 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 85 scored, 16 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool on penalties. 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 City 0-1 Man United.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Joe Hart
£26m
Branislav Ivanović
£24m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and 1 more for £72.5m. Champions with 97 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 7, lost 1; 78 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Vincent Kompany
£24.5m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Mesut Özil, Pablo Zabaleta and 2 more for £119.5m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 74 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. 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 United 4-0 Hull City.
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
Pablo Zabaleta
£34.5m
Kyle Walker
£22.5m
Leighton Baines
£20m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, David Luiz and 2 more for £196.5m and released 2. Champions with 92 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 77 scored, 17 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 West Ham.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
David Luiz
£50m
Daniel Sturridge
£47m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane for £40.5m. Champions with 88 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 80 scored, 28 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 2-3 Man United.
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eric Dier, John Stones and 1 more for £118m and released 3. Champions with 86 points, 5 points clear of Tottenham. Won 25, drew 11, lost 2; 71 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final on penalties. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 2-3 Man United.
Eric Dier
£47.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 100 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 92 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Bayern on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
