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@elliot’s Man United

18 £677.5m 47 signings

@elliot 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 £677.5m of the budget on 47 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £95.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£95m, 2016), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and César Azpilicueta (£48m, 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. The best season was 2010/11, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 23 more for £95.5m. Champions with 90 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 91 scored, 25 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Man City.

Robin van Persie £21.5m

Cesc Fàbregas £17m

Branislav Ivanović £8.5m

Didier Drogba £8m

Michael Ballack £5.5m

Kyle Walker £5m

Vincent Kompany £5m

Joe Hart £3m

Sébastien Bassong £2.5m

Gareth Bale £2m

Armand Traoré £2m

Christian Benítez £2m

Ashley Williams £2m

Adam Lallana £1.5m

Robert Earnshaw £1.5m

Chris Smalling £1.5m

Morgan Schneiderlin £1m

Jack Wilshere £1m

Jordan Henderson £1m

Shay Given £1m

Kasper Schmeichel £1m

Danny Rose £500k

Charlie Adam £500k

Connor Wickham £500k

Craig Beattie £500k

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Carlos Tevez and Gylfi Sigurðsson for £36m and released 2. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 79 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating West Brom in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Wigan.

Carlos Tevez £30m

Gylfi Sigurðsson £6m

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Luka Modrić and 4 more for £76.5m and released 6. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 79 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m

Luka Modrić £14m

Romelu Lukaku £13m

Thibaut Courtois £8m

Kieran Trippier £1m

Wilfried Zaha £1m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed David Silva, Eden Hazard and 1 more for £88m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 71 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 3-2 Man City.

David Silva £40m

Eden Hazard £32m

Luis Suárez £16m

2013/14

Premier League

1st Premier League title

No signings that summer. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 89 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Sunderland 0-7 Man United.

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Christian Eriksen, John Stones and 2 more for £49.5m and released 4. Champions with 100 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 80 scored, 15 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 United 5-0 Palace.

Christian Eriksen £29.5m

John Stones £9.5m

Harry Kane £8m

Harry Maguire £2.5m

2015/16

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Philippe Coutinho and 1 more for £112m and released 3. Champions with 86 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 78 scored, 24 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-5 Man United.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m

Philippe Coutinho £35m

Son Heung-min £22m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Raheem Sterling and David Luiz for £129m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 8 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 86 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. 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 2-1 Man City.

Raheem Sterling £95m

David Luiz £34m

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed César Azpilicueta and Bernardo Silva for £91m and released 2. Champions with 97 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 1, lost 5; 84 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 United 4-1 Man City.

César Azpilicueta £48m

Bernardo Silva £43m

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@elliot’s Man United

Season by season

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

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