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@hunter_fc’s Man United
@hunter_fc 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 £505m of the budget on 24 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £99.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Eden Hazard (£94m, 2014), Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014) and Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016).
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 2012/13, winning the league, the FA Cup and the Champions League.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Petr Čech, Xabi Alonso and 5 more for £99.5m. Champions with 97 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 86 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez, Yaya Touré and 1 more for £78m. Champions with 93 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 28, drew 9, lost 1; 74 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. 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 3-1 Man City.
Carlos Tevez
£30m
Yaya Touré
£24m
David Silva
£24m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Romelu Lukaku and 3 more for £62m. Champions with 97 points, 5 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 78 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final on penalties. Lost the League Cup final to Chelsea on penalties. Lost the Champions League final to Porto on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£13m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
Kieran Trippier
£1m
John Stones
£500k
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · Champions League
That summer they signed Harry Kane for £1m. Champions with 98 points, 17 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 87 scored, 13 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Chelsea in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Man City. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Christian Eriksen, Philippe Coutinho and 2 more for £26m. Champions with 91 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 87 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. 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 6-0 Palace.
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
Héctor Bellerín
£3m
Serge Gnabry
£1.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and Luis Suárez for £169m and released 2. Champions with 106 points, 22 points clear of Chelsea. Won 35, drew 1, lost 2; 110 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth 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 2-1 Man City.
Eden Hazard
£94m
Luis Suárez
£75m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Andy Robertson for £5m. Champions with 81 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 23, drew 12, lost 3; 71 scored, 22 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. 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 6-0 Sunderland.
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne for £64.5m and released 1. Champions with 85 points, 2 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 84 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating West Brom in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 96 points, 14 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 87 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Watford in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
