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@alfieallan2’s Man United
@alfieallan2 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 £423.5m of the budget on 26 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £40m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Sergio Agüero (£39.5m, 2011), Alexis Sánchez (£35m, 2014) and Eden Hazard (£32m, 2012).
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
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, Luka Modrić and 4 more for £40m. Champions with 97 points, 5 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 86 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, David Silva and 1 more for £58.5m. Champions with 94 points, 11 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 74 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Sunderland.
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Juan Mata and 4 more for £106.5m. Champions with 101 points, 21 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 86 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Juan Mata
£23.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
£12m
Stefan Savić
£10.5m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Oscar and 3 more for £84.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 81 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Oscar
£25.5m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Matija Nastasić
£10m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed David Luiz and César Azpilicueta for £41m. Champions with 92 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 79 scored, 28 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 last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
David Luiz
£21.5m
César Azpilicueta
£19.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Diego Costa and 1 more for £71m and released 1. Champions with 94 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 89 scored, 15 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 QPR.
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Diego Costa
£32m
Eric Dier
£4m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Son Heung-min for £22m. Champions with 84 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 70 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 94 points, 16 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 81 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Europa League in the last 32. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
No signings that summer. Champions with 91 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 79 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-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 United 3-2 Man City.
