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@joshfoster’s Man United

18 £899.5m 43 signings

@joshfoster 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 £899.5m of the budget on 43 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £334m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016), Sadio Mané (£61.5m, 2017) and Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009).

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 · Champions League

That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Samir Nasri and 17 more for £334m. Champions with 104 points, 12 points clear of Chelsea. Won 34, drew 2, lost 2; 74 scored, 17 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.

Fernando Torres £59.5m

Samir Nasri £35m

Petr Čech £32.5m

Ashley Young £30m

Emmanuel Adebayor £25m

John Terry £23.5m

Robin van Persie £21.5m

Ashley Cole £20.5m

Cesc Fàbregas £17m

Javier Mascherano £16.5m

Theo Walcott £9.5m

Luka Modrić £8m

Michael Essien £7.5m

James Milner £7m

Daniel Sturridge £6m

Micah Richards £5m

Kyle Walker £5m

Joe Hart £3m

Gareth Bale £2m

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, David Silva and 2 more for £67m. Champions with 80 points, 5 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 5, lost 8; 75 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.

Carlos Tevez £30m

David Silva £24m

Pablo Zabaleta £6.5m

Vincent Kompany £6.5m

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Juan Mata and 1 more for £67.5m and released 3. Champions with 102 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 6, lost 0; 95 scored, 12 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m

Juan Mata £23.5m

Daniel Agger £4.5m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Hugo Lloris and César Azpilicueta for £18.5m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 73 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 City 0-1 Man United.

Hugo Lloris £12m

César Azpilicueta £6.5m

2013/14

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Raheem Sterling for £52.5m and released 2. Champions with 95 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 90 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.

Luis Suárez £44m

Raheem Sterling £8.5m

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Romelu Lukaku, John Stones and 1 more for £45.5m and released 4. Champions with 93 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 94 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. 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 Man City.

Romelu Lukaku £28m

John Stones £9.5m

Harry Kane £8m

2015/16

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Héctor Bellerín, Toby Alderweireld and 1 more for £39.5m and released 3. Champions with 79 points, 5 points clear of Southampton. Won 24, drew 7, lost 7; 69 scored, 31 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.

Héctor Bellerín £16.5m

Toby Alderweireld £11.5m

Virgil van Dijk £11.5m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and 1 more for £121m and released 3. Champions with 83 points, 6 points clear of Tottenham. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 94 scored, 29 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-1 Man City.

Kevin De Bruyne £64.5m

Mohamed Salah £45.5m

Thibaut Courtois £11m

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title

That summer they signed Sadio Mané, Diego Costa and 2 more for £154m and released 3. Champions with 97 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 87 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. 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 1-0 Man City.

Sadio Mané £61.5m

Diego Costa £43m

Bernardo Silva £43m

Ollie Watkins £6.5m

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@joshfoster’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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