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@jsizz’s Man United

19 £860m 48 signings

@jsizz 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 £860m of the budget on 48 players. Three of their titles came in a season City really won.

They built in stages, spending £336.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed. The biggest fees: Kevin De Bruyne (£89m, 2017), Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009) and Luis Suárez (£44m, 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. The best season was 2010/11, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Season by season

2009/10

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 23 more for £336.5m. Champions with 95 points, 2 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 102 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Man City.

Fernando Torres £59.5m

Petr Čech £32.5m

Steven Gerrard £28.5m

Emmanuel Adebayor £25m

John Terry £23.5m

Robin van Persie £21.5m

Ashley Cole £20.5m

Cesc Fàbregas £17m

Gareth Barry £12m

Theo Walcott £9.5m

Leighton Baines £9m

Branislav Ivanović £8.5m

Luka Modrić £8m

Didier Drogba £8m

Mark Noble £8m

Michael Essien £7.5m

James Milner £7m

Jermain Defoe £6m

Daniel Sturridge £6m

Vincent Kompany £5m

Ledley King £4m

Pablo Zabaleta £3.5m

Joe Hart £3m

Jack Rodwell £3m

Carlo Cudicini £500k

2010/11

Premier League

1st Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup

That summer they signed Carlos Tevez and Pepe Reina for £54m and released 2. Champions with 101 points, 18 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 90 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Blackburn in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-2 Man City.

Carlos Tevez £30m

Pepe Reina £24m

2011/12

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 1 more for £82m and released 3. Champions with 102 points, 23 points clear of Tottenham. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 109 scored, 24 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 6-2 Man City.

Sergio Agüero £39.5m

Gareth Bale £26m

Laurent Koscielny £16.5m

2012/13

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Kyle Walker and 2 more for £74m and released 4. Champions with 100 points, 20 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 105 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Blackburn in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Eden Hazard £32m

Kyle Walker £19m

Wojciech Szczęsny £16.5m

César Azpilicueta £6.5m

2013/14

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Mesut Özil and 1 more for £119m and released 3. Champions with 92 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 102 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.

Luis Suárez £44m

Mesut Özil £42.5m

Romelu Lukaku £32.5m

2014/15

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Diego Costa, Hugo Lloris and 2 more for £60m and released 4. Champions with 101 points, 10 points clear of Chelsea. Won 32, drew 5, lost 1; 96 scored, 17 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 6-3 Man City.

Diego Costa £32m

Hugo Lloris £10.5m

John Stones £9.5m

Harry Kane £8m

2015/16

Premier League

1st Premier League title · Champions League

That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson for £16.5m and released 2. Champions with 87 points, 11 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 6, lost 5; 87 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Bayern in the final. Match of the season: Man United 6-1 West Brom.

Virgil van Dijk £11.5m

Andy Robertson £5m

2016/17

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

No signings that summer. Champions with 89 points, 12 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 97 scored, 31 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Bournemouth 0-6 Man United.

2017/18

Premier League

1st Premier League title · League Cup

That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Rúben Neves and 3 more for £118m and released 5. Champions with 107 points, 18 points clear of Man City. Won 35, drew 2, lost 1; 105 scored, 12 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.

Kevin De Bruyne £89m

Rúben Neves £16m

Ola Aina £5.5m

James Tarkowski £4.5m

David Ospina £3m

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@jsizz’s Man United

Season by season

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

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