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@jack_harris’s Man United
@jack_harris 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 £778m of the budget on 32 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £56m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and John Stones (£47.5m, 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
That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 3 more for £56m. Champions with 92 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 86 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 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.
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Theo Walcott
£9.5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, David Silva and 2 more for £81m. Champions with 85 points, 2 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 83 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Branislav Ivanović
£22m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 3 more for £115.5m. Champions with 100 points, 19 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 98 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Swansea 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 4-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Jack Wilshere
£13.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Wojciech Szczęsny and 1 more for £64.5m. Champions with 98 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 8, lost 0; 88 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Newcastle 0-6 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Wojciech Szczęsny
£16.5m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 81 scored, 16 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea. 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 3-1 Man City.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho and 1 more for £110m and released 1. Champions with 96 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 95 scored, 14 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
Hugo Lloris
£10.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 2 more for £129m and released 2. Champions with 80 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 5, lost 8; 72 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Europa League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 89 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 70 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final on penalties. Went out of the Europa League in the last 32. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Thibaut Courtois, Ederson and 5 more for £174.5m and released 4. Champions with 97 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 87 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Thibaut Courtois
£45m
Ederson
£35m
Antonio Rüdiger
£29m
Jordan Pickford
£25m
Nathan Aké
£20m
Kieran Trippier
£12.5m
Andy Robertson
£8m
