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@alfiemcneil’s Man United

19 £898.5m 49 signings

@alfiemcneil took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 19 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons. They spent £898.5m of the budget on 49 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £232m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Son Heung-min (£91.5m, 2017), Raheem Sterling (£63m, 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 2016/17, 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 23 more for £232m. Champions with 98 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 93 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal on penalties. Won the Champions League, beating Bayern in the final. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.

Fernando Torres £59.5m

Samir Nasri £35m

Xabi Alonso £30m

Cesc Fàbregas £17m

Kolo Touré £16m

Theo Walcott £9.5m

Luka Modrić £8m

James Milner £7m

Daniel Sturridge £6m

Obafemi Martins £5m

Kyle Walker £5m

Vincent Kompany £5m

Micah Richards £5m

Pablo Zabaleta £3.5m

Andy Carroll £3.5m

Joe Hart £3m

Adam Johnson £3m

Franco Di Santo £2m

Younes Kaboul £2m

David McGoldrick £1.5m

Chris Smalling £1.5m

Adam Lallana £1.5m

Giovani dos Santos £1m

Shay Given £1m

Jamie Annerson £500k

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Kieran Trippier and 2 more for £31.5m and released 4. Champions with 93 points, 21 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 81 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.

Carlos Tevez £30m

Kieran Trippier £500k

Danny Rose £500k

Wilfried Zaha £500k

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Jack Wilshere and 1 more for £61m and released 3. Champions with 101 points, 19 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 2, lost 3; 84 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Blackpool in the final. 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 5-1 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m

Jack Wilshere £13.5m

Thibaut Courtois £8m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £94.5m and released 4. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 77 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 City 0-3 Man United.

Gareth Bale £40m

Eden Hazard £32m

Luis Suárez £16m

César Azpilicueta £6.5m

2013/14

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed David Luiz and John Stones for £23m and released 2. Champions with 88 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 83 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Europa League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-1 Man City.

David Luiz £21.5m

John Stones £1.5m

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho, Christian Eriksen and 1 more for £92m and released 3. Champions with 98 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 90 scored, 26 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Middlesbrough 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 City 1-4 Man United.

Philippe Coutinho £34.5m

Christian Eriksen £29.5m

Romelu Lukaku £28m

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 2. Champions with 92 points, 17 points clear of Leicester. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 87 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Lost the Europa League final to Lyon. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Everton.

Kevin De Bruyne £55m

Harry Kane £40.5m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Héctor Bellerín and Gary Cahill for £55.5m and released 2. Champions with 89 points, 10 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 85 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Palace in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.

Héctor Bellerín £47m

Gary Cahill £8.5m

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup

That summer they signed Son Heung-min, Raheem Sterling and 2 more for £213.5m and released 3. Champions with 96 points, 6 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 9, lost 0; 75 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. 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 4-0 Man City.

Son Heung-min £91.5m

Raheem Sterling £63m

Mohamed Salah £34m

Jordan Pickford £25m

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@alfiemcneil’s Man United

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2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

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