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@bruin’s Man United

20 £621.5m 46 signings

@bruin took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 20 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons. They spent £621.5m of the budget on 46 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £207.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and Mohamed Salah (£45.5m, 2016).

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 · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Samir Nasri and 23 more for £207.5m. Champions with 105 points, 16 points clear of Arsenal. Won 34, drew 3, lost 1; 92 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating a League Two side in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.

Fernando Torres £59.5m

Samir Nasri £35m

Xabi Alonso £30m

Kolo Touré £16m

Luka Modrić £8m

James Milner £7m

Daniel Sturridge £6m

Kyle Walker £5m

Obafemi Martins £5m

Micah Richards £5m

Vincent Kompany £5m

Pablo Zabaleta £3.5m

Joe Hart £3m

Adam Johnson £3m

Younes Kaboul £2m

Shane Long £2m

Nigel de Jong £2m

Gareth Bale £2m

Jordan Rhodes £1.5m

Chris Smalling £1.5m

Valeri Bojinov £1.5m

Adam Lallana £1.5m

Shay Given £1m

Ryan Smith £1m

Stephen Henderson £500k

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Kieran Trippier and 2 more for £31.5m and released 4. Champions with 87 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 73 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Match of the season: Man United 4-1 Man City.

Carlos Tevez £30m

Kieran Trippier £500k

Danny Rose £500k

Wilfried Zaha £500k

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Jack Wilshere and Thibaut Courtois for £21.5m and released 2. Champions with 97 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 100 scored, 24 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Jack Wilshere £13.5m

Thibaut Courtois £8m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £112m and released 4. Champions with 101 points, 32 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 102 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Fulham.

Sergio Agüero £40m

Eden Hazard £32m

Yaya Touré £24m

Luis Suárez £16m

2013/14

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Raheem Sterling for £8.5m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 88 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea 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 7-0 Swansea.

Raheem Sterling £8.5m

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Nathan Aké for £4m and released 1. Champions with 87 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 70 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Newcastle.

Nathan Aké £4m

2015/16

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 3 more for £137m and released 5. Champions with 79 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Won 24, drew 7, lost 7; 72 scored, 26 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Southampton 0-5 Man United.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m

Harry Kane £40.5m

Son Heung-min £22m

Virgil van Dijk £11.5m

John Stones £8m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Mohamed Salah for £45.5m and released 1. Champions with 83 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 24, drew 11, lost 3; 79 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Mohamed Salah £45.5m

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Bernardo Silva, Andy Robertson and 1 more for £54m and released 3. Champions with 92 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 71 scored, 13 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.

Bernardo Silva £43m

Andy Robertson £8m

Ben Chilwell £3m

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@bruin’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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