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@riley’s Man United
@riley 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 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £54m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Harry Kane (£111.5m, 2016), Dele Alli (£94m, 2017) and Oscar (£83m, 2014).
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 · League Cup
That summer they signed Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas and 2 more for £54m. Champions with 80 points, 2 points clear of Liverpool. Won 24, drew 8, lost 6; 71 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 5-0 Wigan.
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Theo Walcott
£9.5m
Daniel Sturridge
£6m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Jérôme Boateng, Gareth Bale and 3 more for £39m. Champions with 90 points, 8 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 81 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Birmingham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-5 Man United.
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
Joe Hart
£6.5m
Vincent Kompany
£6.5m
Jordan Henderson
£5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 4 more for £128.5m. Champions with 107 points, 27 points clear of Man City. Won 35, drew 2, lost 1; 96 scored, 13 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Sunderland in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Jack Wilshere
£13.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard, Stefan Savić and 1 more for £50.5m. Champions with 98 points, 17 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 85 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£32m
Stefan Savić
£10.5m
John Terry
£8m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Pablo Zabaleta, David Luiz and 1 more for £67.5m. Champions with 84 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 82 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Juventus in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Stoke City 1-7 Man United.
Pablo Zabaleta
£34.5m
David Luiz
£21.5m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Oscar and Raheem Sterling for £148m and released 2. Champions with 93 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 79 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-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 2-0 Man City.
Oscar
£83m
Raheem Sterling
£65m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez and Diego Costa for £138m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 14 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 10, lost 2; 80 scored, 28 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Watford in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Lost the Champions League final to Paris SG. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Alexis Sánchez
£69m
Diego Costa
£69m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Harry Kane and John Stones for £159m. Champions with 84 points, 10 points clear of Arsenal. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 80 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating a League One side in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 5-2 Man City.
Harry Kane
£111.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Dele Alli and Nathan Aké for £114m and released 2. Champions with 85 points, ahead of Liverpool on goal difference. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 81 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-6 Man United.
Dele Alli
£94m
Nathan Aké
£20m
