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@george582’s Man United

18 £710.5m 36 signings

@george582 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 £710.5m of the budget on 36 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £110m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£89m, 2017), Benjamin Mendy (£52m, 2017) and Luis Suárez (£44m, 2013).

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 League Cup and the Champions League.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Petr Čech, Robin van Persie and 7 more for £110m. Champions with 102 points, 12 points clear of Chelsea. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 93 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Petr Čech £32.5m
Robin van Persie £21.5m
Gaël Clichy £14.5m
Theo Walcott £9.5m
Mikel John Obi £9m
Fabian Delph £8m
Vincent Kompany £5m
Micah Richards £5m
Kyle Walker £5m

2010/11

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, Yaya Touré and 5 more for £112m. Champions with 92 points, 8 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 79 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating West Brom in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-1 Birmingham.

Cesc Fàbregas £30m
Yaya Touré £24m
David Silva £24m
Samir Nasri £15.5m
Jérôme Boateng £10.5m
Pablo Zabaleta £6.5m
Kasper Schmeichel £1.5m

2011/12

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 2 more for £86.5m. Champions with 91 points, 17 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 10, lost 1; 89 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m
Gareth Bale £26m
Romelu Lukaku £13m
Thibaut Courtois £8m

2012/13

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Hugo Lloris and 1 more for £50.5m and released 4. Champions with 94 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 95 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Southampton.

Eden Hazard £32m
Hugo Lloris £12m
César Azpilicueta £6.5m

2013/14

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Fernandinho and 2 more for £89m. Champions with 93 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 84 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.

Luis Suárez £44m
Fernandinho £30m
Ramsey £13.5m
Serge Gnabry £1.5m

2014/15

Premier League
1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed John Stones and Harry Kane for £17.5m. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 78 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.

John Stones £9.5m
Harry Kane £8m

2015/16

Premier League
1st Premier League title · Champions League

That summer they signed Nicolás Otamendi, Son Heung-min and 1 more for £65.5m and released 3. Champions with 90 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 81 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Burnley on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Juventus in the final. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Watford.

Nicolás Otamendi £32m
Son Heung-min £22m
Toby Alderweireld £11.5m

2016/17

Premier League
1st Premier League title · League Cup · Champions League

That summer they signed Gabriel Jesus for £27m and released 1. Champions with 84 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 6, lost 6; 86 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Juventus in the final. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.

Gabriel Jesus £27m

2017/18

Premier League
1st Premier League title

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Benjamin Mendy and 1 more for £152.5m and released 3. Champions with 94 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 1, lost 6; 92 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. 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.

Kevin De Bruyne £89m
Benjamin Mendy £52m
Virgil van Dijk £11.5m
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