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@mohammedpatel’s Man United
@mohammedpatel 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 £707m of the budget on 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £89.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£89m, 2017), Sadio Mané (£61.5m, 2017) and John Stones (£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 2012/13, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Petr Čech, Robin van Persie and 5 more for £89.5m. Champions with 89 points, 9 points clear of Liverpool. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 78 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-2 Man City.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Pablo Zabaleta
£3.5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Yaya Touré and 2 more for £85m. Champions with 99 points, 23 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 84 scored, 12 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Leighton Baines
£7m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Rafael van der Vaart and 3 more for £124.5m. Champions with 94 points, 16 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 87 scored, 18 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Rafael van der Vaart
£26.5m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Ramsey for £12.5m. Champions with 94 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 73 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane for £13m and released 1. Champions with 91 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 72 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: West Ham 1-5 Man United.
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
Harry Kane
£1.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Mesut Özil, Diego Costa and 1 more for £100m and released 1. Champions with 97 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 86 scored, 14 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to West Brom on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Aston Villa.
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
Diego Costa
£32m
César Azpilicueta
£25.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Son Heung-min and Héctor Bellerín for £38.5m. Champions with 76 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 23, drew 7, lost 8; 76 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Son Heung-min
£22m
Héctor Bellerín
£16.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones and Thibaut Courtois for £58.5m. Champions with 82 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 4, lost 8; 79 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth 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 United 5-0 Bournemouth.
John Stones
£47.5m
Thibaut Courtois
£11m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mané and 1 more for £185.5m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 85 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Palace.
Kevin De Bruyne
£89m
Sadio Mané
£61.5m
Ederson
£35m
