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@jonryder’s Man United
@jonryder 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 £837.5m of the budget on 30 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £64.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Christian Eriksen (£94m, 2017), Son Heung-min (£91.5m, 2017) and Gareth Bale (£85.5m, 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.
The best season was 2009/10, winning the league, the League Cup and the Champions League.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup · Champions League
That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 4 more for £64.5m. Champions with 94 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 81 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Wigan in the final. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Branislav Ivanović
£8.5m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Michael Essien
£7.5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 3 more for £111m. Champions with 110 points, 29 points clear of Arsenal. Won 36, drew 2, lost 0; 101 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 United 2-0 Man City.
Fernando Torres
£30m
Petr Čech
£28m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Juan Mata, Vincent Kompany and 3 more for £82.5m. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 67 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 3-2 Man City.
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Jordan Henderson
£16m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £110m and released 1. Champions with 86 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 74 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£40m
Eden Hazard
£32m
Micah Richards
£22m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Gareth Bale and Jan Vertonghen for £104m and released 1. Champions with 94 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 84 scored, 19 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Burnley. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Gareth Bale
£85.5m
Jan Vertonghen
£18.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Mesut Özil and John Stones for £52m and released 1. Champions with 85 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 4, lost 7; 79 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Newcastle 1-6 Man United.
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
John Stones
£9.5m
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 1. Champions with 85 points, 13 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 83 scored, 28 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Aké for £32.5m. Champions with 89 points, 9 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 82 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Chelsea.
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
Nathan Aké
£9.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-min for £185.5m and released 2. Champions with 89 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 80 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Bournemouth 1-7 Man United.
Christian Eriksen
£94m
Son Heung-min
£91.5m
