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@adamcurrie’s Arsenal
@adamcurrie took Arsenal back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 18 major trophies. The real Arsenal won three in the same nine seasons.
They spent £420m of the budget on 28 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
The first summer did most of the work: £215m in 2009, 51% of everything they spent.
The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Sergio Agüero (£39.5m, 2011).
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 2011/12, winning the league, the League Cup and the Champions League.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
3rd
League Cup · Champions League
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 15 more for £215m. 3rd in the Premier League with 82 points, 7 points behind Man United. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 75 scored, 29 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Inter in the final. Match of the season: Man City 0-5 Arsenal.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Mikel John Obi
£9m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Fabian Delph
£8m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Micah Richards
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Michael Owen
£4.5m
Joe Hart
£3m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Nigel de Jong
£2m
Chris Smalling
£1.5m
Danny Simpson
£1.5m
Danny Drinkwater
£1.5m
Kasper Schmeichel
£1m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed David Silva for £24m. Champions with 82 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 25, drew 7, lost 6; 68 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. 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 City 0-4 Arsenal.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup · Champions League
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Juan Mata and 1 more for £85m. Champions with 87 points, 8 points clear of Man United. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 84 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Arsenal 5-0 West Brom.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
David de Gea
£22m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed César Azpilicueta and David Luiz for £13m and released 1. Champions with 98 points, 8 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 90 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 2-1 Man City.
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
David Luiz
£6.5m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling for £18.5m and released 2. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 92 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating West Ham 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: Southampton 1-6 Arsenal.
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
Raheem Sterling
£8.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 91 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 1-0 Man City.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kurt Zouma and Eric Dier for £25.5m and released 1. Champions with 79 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 24, drew 7, lost 7; 73 scored, 31 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: West Brom 1-6 Arsenal.
Kurt Zouma
£16.5m
Eric Dier
£9m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer; they released 1. Champions with 90 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 93 scored, 30 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Barnsley 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: Arsenal 3-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Leroy Sané for £39m. Champions with 95 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 98 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-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: Arsenal 5-1 Man City.