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@mark_fc’s Man United
@mark_fc took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 16 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £475.5m of the budget on 27 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £29m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015), Mohamed Salah (£45.5m, 2016) and Sergio Agüero (£39.5m, 2011).
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 Cesc Fàbregas, Kyle Walker and 2 more for £29m. Champions with 99 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 90 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal. Won the Champions League, beating Inter in the final. Match of the season: Man City 1-4 Man United.
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, David Silva and 2 more for £80m. Champions with 94 points, 4 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 98 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Luka Modrić
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Jack Wilshere and 2 more for £74m. Champions with 93 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 84 scored, 11 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Dortmund. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Jack Wilshere
£13.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Luis Suárez and 2 more for £56.5m. Champions with 94 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 78 scored, 13 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 3-0 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
César Azpilicueta
£6.5m
Marcos Alonso
£2m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Oscar for £34m. Champions with 91 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 93 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. 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 City 2-3 Man United.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Sadio Mané, John Stones and 3 more for £33m and released 1. Champions with 100 points, 16 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 7, lost 0; 85 scored, 16 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 2-4 Man United.
Sadio Mané
£10m
John Stones
£9.5m
Harry Kane
£8m
Andy Robertson
£3m
Harry Maguire
£2.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and 1 more for £88.5m and released 1. Champions with 89 points, 9 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 68 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Paris SG on penalties. Match of the season: Swansea 0-4 Man United.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Mohamed Salah for £45.5m and released 1. Champions with 89 points, 10 points clear of Liverpool. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 77 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Burnley in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Ederson for £35m. Champions with 91 points, 7 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 77 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Wolves 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 2-0 Man City.
