@johnpoopies 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 £888.5m of the budget on 30 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They didn’t spend a penny in 2009, and built the team from 2010 on. The biggest fees: Edin Džeko (£72.5m, 2014), Diego Costa (£69m, 2015) and Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
No signings that summer. Champions with 88 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 78 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 4-1 Man City.
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Cesc Fàbregas and 4 more for £122.5m. Champions with 95 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 97 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth 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 2-0 Man City.
That summer they signed Theo Walcott, Sergio Agüero and 7 more for £203.5m. Champions with 92 points, 7 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 96 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Dortmund in the final. Match of the season: Bolton 2-7 Man United.
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Micah Richards and 3 more for £95.5m. Champions with 97 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 103 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Fulham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-2 Man City.
That summer they signed Mesut Özil and Matija Nastasić for £64m. Champions with 105 points, 19 points clear of Chelsea. Won 34, drew 3, lost 1; 90 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea 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 1-0 Man City.
That summer they signed Edin Džeko, Raheem Sterling and 2 more for £232.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 84 scored, 16 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
That summer they signed Diego Costa, Harry Kane and 2 more for £170.5m and released 4. Champions with 86 points, 8 points clear of Leicester. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 73 scored, 22 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Middlesbrough on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
No signings that summer. Champions with 83 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 75 scored, 28 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-4 Man United.
No signings that summer. Champions with 95 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 2, lost 5; 93 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: West Brom 0-7 Man United.
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