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@jack_coley’s Man United
@jack_coley 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 £737.5m of the budget on 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £43m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Riyad Mahrez (£111.5m, 2016), Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014) and Sadio Mané (£61.5m, 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 · FA Cup
That summer they signed Samir Nasri, Kyle Walker and 2 more for £43m. Champions with 99 points, 11 points clear of Chelsea. Won 33, drew 0, lost 5; 87 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Samir Nasri
£35m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Nemanja Matić
£1.5m
Chris Smalling
£1.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva and 2 more for £75m. Champions with 80 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 22, drew 14, lost 2; 75 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. 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 3-0 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Romelu Lukaku and 1 more for £60.5m. Champions with 101 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 91 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid on penalties. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Oscar and 2 more for £80m. Champions with 98 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 100 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Fulham in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Oscar
£25.5m
Luis Suárez
£16m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho, Nathan Aké and 1 more for £17m. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 83 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
Nathan Aké
£3.5m
Emiliano Martínez
£3.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane for £73m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 102 scored, 26 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 semi-finals. Match of the season: West Brom 0-6 Man United.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Harry Kane
£8m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and 2 more for £96.5m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 21 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 84 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
John Stones
£8m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Riyad Mahrez, Leroy Sané and 1 more for £177.5m and released 2. Champions with 90 points, 11 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 87 scored, 24 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. 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 6-0 Hull City.
Riyad Mahrez
£111.5m
Leroy Sané
£37m
Roberto Firmino
£29m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sadio Mané and Eric Dier for £115m and released 1. Champions with 97 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 98 scored, 21 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. 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.
Sadio Mané
£61.5m
Eric Dier
£53.5m
