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@cormacgarrett’s Man United
@cormacgarrett 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 £795.5m of the budget on 25 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £170.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014), Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009) 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 · FA Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 3 more for £170.5m. Champions with 92 points, 12 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 76 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Bristol 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 City 1-4 Man United.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva and 3 more for £110m. Champions with 86 points, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 81 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Blackburn.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
David Silva
£24m
John Terry
£23.5m
Branislav Ivanović
£22m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Juan Mata and 2 more for £85m. Champions with 97 points, 10 points clear of Tottenham. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 83 scored, 15 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Luka Modrić
£14m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and 1 more for £75.5m and released 1. Champions with 94 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 77 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Reading.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Vincent Kompany
£24.5m
Kyle Walker
£19m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Mesut Özil for £42.5m and released 2. Champions with 82 points, a point clear of Liverpool. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 81 scored, 28 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. 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 2-0 Man City.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho for £109.5m. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 85 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 West Brom.
Luis Suárez
£75m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane for £95.5m and released 1. Champions with 86 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 25, drew 11, lost 2; 82 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 91 points, 11 points clear of Liverpool. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 92 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Lost the League Cup final to Liverpool. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed César Azpilicueta and Virgil van Dijk for £59.5m. Champions with 90 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 79 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 group stage. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
César Azpilicueta
£48m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
