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@mcclernon’s Man United
@mcclernon took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £669.5m of the budget on 25 players.
Two of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £157.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014), Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009) and Theo Walcott (£49.5m, 2011).
They were champions eight times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.
The best season was 2014/15, winning the league, the FA Cup and the Europa League.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Samir Nasri and 3 more for £157.5m. Champions with 97 points, 7 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 82 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third 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 3-0 Man City.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Samir Nasri
£35m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
John Terry
£23.5m
James Milner
£7m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva and 3 more for £77m. Champions with 93 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 89 scored, 25 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Porto in the final. Match of the season: Man City 2-3 Man United.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Joe Hart
£6.5m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Theo Walcott, Sergio Agüero and 4 more for £143m. Champions with 100 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 7, lost 0; 88 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating West Brom in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Theo Walcott
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Micah Richards
£7m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and Kyle Walker for £51m. Champions with 85 points, 4 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 4, lost 7; 90 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Norwich in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Aston Villa 0-6 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Kyle Walker
£19m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Jordan Henderson and Mamadou Sakho for £40.5m. Champions with 93 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 78 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Jordan Henderson
£22.5m
Mamadou Sakho
£18m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · Europa League
That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho for £109.5m. Champions with 94 points, 10 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 88 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Europa League, beating Milan in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Luis Suárez
£75m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane, César Azpilicueta and 1 more for £91m. Champions with 83 points, 5 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 79 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Aston Villa.
Harry Kane
£40.5m
César Azpilicueta
£34m
Héctor Bellerín
£16.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 7 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 12, lost 0; 85 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 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 5-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
2nd
FA Cup
No signings that summer. 2nd in the Premier League with 87 points, a point behind Chelsea. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 80 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
