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@kbkhb’s Man United
@kbkhb took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 18 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £595.5m of the budget on 26 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £295m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016), Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009) and Bernardo Silva (£43m, 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 · League Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 10 more for £295m. Champions with 92 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 79 scored, 19 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
John Terry
£23.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Ashley Cole
£20.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Leighton Baines
£9m
Luka Modrić
£8m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Gareth Bale, Kyle Walker and 1 more for £20.5m. Champions with 104 points, 21 points clear of Chelsea. Won 34, drew 2, lost 2; 92 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Birmingham in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Porto on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Jordan Henderson
£5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David Silva and 3 more for £112m. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 10, lost 0; 83 scored, 10 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. 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 United 2-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David Silva
£24m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
James Milner
£18.5m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 1 more for £49m and released 1. Champions with 105 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 34, drew 3, lost 1; 82 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 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.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 4 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 83 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Burnley in the final. 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 5-0 Swansea.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 9, lost 2; 73 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-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 7-0 West Brom.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk for £11.5m. Champions with 84 points, 9 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 70 scored, 32 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne for £64.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 11 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 83 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Bernardo Silva for £43m. Champions with 94 points, ahead of Tottenham on goal difference. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 96 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.