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@felix’s Man United
@felix 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 £900m of the budget on 24 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £81.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Philippe Coutinho (£91m, 2017), Alexis Sánchez (£69m, 2015) and Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015).
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 · Champions League
That summer they signed Xabi Alonso, Ashley Young and 1 more for £81.5m. Champions with 89 points, 5 points clear of Liverpool. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 83 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Bayern in the final. Match of the season: Man United 5-2 Man City.
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Ashley Young
£30m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas and Theo Walcott for £50m. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 77 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea 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 3-0 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
Theo Walcott
£20m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Sergio Agüero and 2 more for £136m. Champions with 94 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 82 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Wolves 1-7 Man United.
Carlos Tevez
£48.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luka Modrić and 1 more for £81m. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 88 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Fulham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Arsenal.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luka Modrić
£30m
Kyle Walker
£19m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Pablo Zabaleta and 1 more for £100m. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 96 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Juventus. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Luis Suárez
£44m
Pablo Zabaleta
£34.5m
David Luiz
£21.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Mesut Özil and Eliaquim Mangala for £74.5m. Champions with 93 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 72 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-4 Man United.
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
Eliaquim Mangala
£32m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Kevin De Bruyne and 1 more for £164.5m and released 2. Champions with 89 points, 12 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 63 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Palace in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
Alexis Sánchez
£69m
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Toby Alderweireld, John Stones and 1 more for £121.5m. Champions with 89 points, 15 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 72 scored, 15 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham 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.
Toby Alderweireld
£51m
John Stones
£47.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho for £91m. Champions with 87 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 72 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Watford 0-6 Man United.
