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@farqwad’s Man United
@farqwad 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 £428m of the budget on 25 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £66.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015), John Stones (£47.5m, 2017) and Mesut Özil (£42.5m, 2013).
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 Petr Čech, Robin van Persie and 4 more for £66.5m. Champions with 97 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. Won 30, drew 7, lost 1; 88 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 2-4 Man United.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Nemanja Matić
£1.5m
Kasper Schmeichel
£1m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Jérôme Boateng and Leighton Baines for £17.5m. Champions with 86 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Everton. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Leighton Baines
£7m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed David Silva, Vincent Kompany and 2 more for £59m. Champions with 96 points, 17 points clear of Liverpool. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 86 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
David Silva
£24m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and Luis Suárez for £48m. Champions with 86 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 65 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Cardiff in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Mesut Özil and Raheem Sterling for £51m. Champions with 86 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 5, lost 6; 74 scored, 25 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Liverpool on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
Raheem Sterling
£8.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Harry Kane and Andy Robertson for £11m. Champions with 94 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 82 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Lost the League Cup final to Liverpool. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Harry Kane
£8m
Andy Robertson
£3m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and 2 more for £89m and released 1. Champions with 82 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 7, lost 6; 78 scored, 26 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Juventus. Match of the season: Man United 3-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Jamie Vardy
£6.5m
N'Golo Kanté
£5.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk and Gabriel for £38.5m. Champions with 102 points, 19 points clear of Arsenal. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 81 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
Gabriel
£15.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 99 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 97 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Middlesbrough 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 3-1 Man City.
