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@amacleod115’s Man United
@amacleod115 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 33 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £203m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Alexis Sánchez (£69m, 2015), Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014) 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.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 8 more for £203m. Champions with 91 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 87 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 semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Man United.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Glen Johnson
£17.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Gaël Clichy
£14.5m
Leighton Baines
£9m
Luka Modrić
£8m
James Milner
£7m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Ashley Young and 4 more for £128.5m. Champions with 86 points, 7 points clear of Chelsea. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 89 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Ashley Young
£26.5m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
Emiliano Insúa
£17.5m
Pablo Zabaleta
£6.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 3 more for £129.5m. Champions with 95 points, 15 points clear of Arsenal. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 95 scored, 17 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 Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-2 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
Joe Hart
£26m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Jordan Henderson
£16m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Kyle Walker and 2 more for £80.5m and released 2. Champions with 96 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 99 scored, 21 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Kyle Walker
£19m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Laurent Koscielny
£13.5m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 93 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 82 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. 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 6-0 West Brom.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling and Mesut Özil for £107.5m and released 2. Champions with 90 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 75 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Arsenal 0-5 Man United.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Kevin De Bruyne and 2 more for £199.5m and released 3. Champions with 95 points, 17 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 72 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating QPR in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Southampton.
Alexis Sánchez
£69m
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Sadio Mané
£35m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 14 points clear of Tottenham. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 80 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-4 Man United.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Emiliano Martínez for £3.5m. Champions with 99 points, 2 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 91 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Liverpool. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Bournemouth.
