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@ste’s Man United
@ste 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 £550m of the budget on 34 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £72m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Dele Alli (£111.5m, 2016), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and Raheem Sterling (£44m, 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.
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 · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, Javier Mascherano and 8 more for £72m. Champions with 102 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 95 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Didier Drogba
£8m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Ramsey
£1.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Ramires, Simon Mignolet and 2 more for £9.5m. Champions with 91 points, 12 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 86 scored, 27 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 5-0 Tottenham.
Ramires
£5.5m
Simon Mignolet
£2m
Kasper Schmeichel
£1.5m
Séamus Coleman
£500k
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David Silva and 2 more for £77m. Champions with 93 points, 20 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 85 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David Silva
£24m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
John Stones
£500k
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 3 more for £61.5m and released 1. Champions with 96 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 85 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. 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.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
David Luiz
£6.5m
Luke Shaw
£500k
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho, Jamie Vardy and 1 more for £13m. Champions with 90 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 88 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. 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 7-0 Norwich.
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
Jamie Vardy
£1.5m
Harry Kane
£1.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez and Eric Dier for £39m and released 2. Champions with 99 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 88 scored, 16 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 semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Eric Dier
£4m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and 3 more for £166.5m and released 5. Champions with 79 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 24, drew 7, lost 7; 69 scored, 34 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Swansea.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Raheem Sterling
£44m
Thibaut Courtois
£35m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Riyad Mahrez
£10.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Dele Alli for £111.5m and released 1. Champions with 83 points, 3 points clear of Liverpool. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 61 scored, 29 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Swansea.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 80 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 4-1 Man City.
