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@john_pork’s Man United
@john_pork 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 £706.5m of the budget on 26 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £104.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Harry Kane (£111.5m, 2016), Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015) and Eric Dier (£53.5m, 2017).
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 · League Cup · Champions League
That summer they signed Xabi Alonso, Robin van Persie and 7 more for £104.5m. Champions with 88 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 85 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Won the Champions League, beating Inter in the final. Match of the season: Man United 7-0 Blackburn.
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Luka Modrić
£8m
James Milner
£7m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Micah Richards
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré and David Silva for £48m. Champions with 89 points, 9 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 75 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. 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.
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Gareth Bale for £65.5m. Champions with 86 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 25, drew 11, lost 2; 88 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 7-0 Bolton.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and Luis Suárez for £48m. Champions with 94 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 10, lost 0; 87 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Juventus. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Wigan.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Mesut Özil for £42.5m. Champions with 88 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 71 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. 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 5-0 Swansea.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed John Stones for £9.5m. Champions with 85 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 10, lost 3; 74 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Newcastle.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois for £90m and released 1. Champions with 76 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 22, drew 10, lost 6; 69 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Bournemouth 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: Newcastle 0-5 Man United.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Thibaut Courtois
£35m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane, N'Golo Kanté and 3 more for £211m and released 1. Champions with 87 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 77 scored, 16 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Harry Kane
£111.5m
N'Golo Kanté
£32m
Roberto Firmino
£29m
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
Gabriel
£15.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Eric Dier and Mohamed Salah for £87.5m and released 1. Champions with 99 points, 7 points clear of Tottenham. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 82 scored, 10 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Burnley in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Eric Dier
£53.5m
Mohamed Salah
£34m
