Hall of Fame
@asphult’s Man United
@asphult took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 20 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £675m of the budget on 25 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £104.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Eden Hazard (£80.5m, 2013), Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016) and César Azpilicueta (£48m, 2017).
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 Petr Čech, Xabi Alonso and 5 more for £104.5m. Champions with 97 points, 3 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 85 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Luka Modrić
£8m
James Milner
£7m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, David Silva and 3 more for £71m. Champions with 94 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 80 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
Leighton Baines
£7m
Ramires
£5.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Juan Mata and Thibaut Courtois for £31.5m. Champions with 87 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 78 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Luis Suárez for £56m. Champions with 99 points, 20 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 97 scored, 16 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Sergio Agüero
£40m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and David Luiz for £102m and released 1. Champions with 97 points, 14 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 7, lost 1; 83 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 3-1 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£80.5m
David Luiz
£21.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
No signings that summer. Champions with 96 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 90 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Lost the League Cup final to Ipswich Town on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane and Son Heung-min for £62.5m. Champions with 85 points, 5 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 78 scored, 26 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Newcastle.
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Son Heung-min
£22m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah for £110m and released 2. Champions with 86 points, a point clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 75 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£64.5m
Mohamed Salah
£45.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed César Azpilicueta, John Stones and 1 more for £137.5m. Champions with 92 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 82 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool 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 City 0-1 Man United.
César Azpilicueta
£48m
John Stones
£47.5m
Davinson Sánchez
£42m
