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@muzz’s Man United
@muzz 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 £890m of the budget on 26 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £148.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Edin Džeko (£104m, 2013), Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016) and Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009).
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 2016/17, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 3 more for £148.5m. Champions with 95 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 2, lost 5; 80 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-2 Man City.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fàbregas and 1 more for £82m. Champions with 94 points, 18 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 89 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
Branislav Ivanović
£22m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 3 more for £155.5m. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 85 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Liverpool 0-6 Man United.
Yaya Touré
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
James Milner
£18.5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed David Silva, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £110m. Champions with 104 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 34, drew 2, lost 2; 103 scored, 23 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
David Silva
£40m
Eden Hazard
£32m
Micah Richards
£22m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Edin Džeko and David Luiz for £125.5m. Champions with 88 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 28, drew 4, lost 6; 79 scored, 27 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Southampton 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 2-1 Man City.
Edin Džeko
£104m
David Luiz
£21.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Diego Costa, César Azpilicueta and 1 more for £81m and released 7. Champions with 96 points, 16 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 80 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Bayern. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Diego Costa
£32m
César Azpilicueta
£25.5m
Joe Hart
£23.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane and Sadio Mané for £75.5m. Champions with 88 points, 7 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 4, lost 6; 84 scored, 33 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Sadio Mané
£35m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones for £112m. Champions with 93 points, 5 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 82 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 2-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£64.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, 6 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 83 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Cardiff in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
