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@mike_fc’s Man United
@mike_fc took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 20 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £884.5m of the budget on 32 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £75m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Raheem Sterling (£65m, 2014), Kevin De Bruyne (£64.5m, 2016) and Eric Dier (£47.5m, 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.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Petr Čech, Cesc Fàbregas and 4 more for £75m. Champions with 88 points, a point clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 87 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. 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 2-0 Man City.
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Theo Walcott
£9.5m
Didier Drogba
£8m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Joe Hart
£3m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed David Silva and Branislav Ivanović for £46m. Champions with 93 points, 5 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 93 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 4-0 Man City.
David Silva
£24m
Branislav Ivanović
£22m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Gareth Bale for £65.5m and released 1. Champions with 100 points, 13 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 116 scored, 22 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 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 4-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Edin Džeko, Eden Hazard and 2 more for £89m. Champions with 98 points, 18 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 2, lost 4; 101 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Norwich in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Man United.
Edin Džeko
£40m
Eden Hazard
£32m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Kyle Walker, David Luiz and 1 more for £56m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 85 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Man United 2-0 Man City.
Kyle Walker
£22.5m
David Luiz
£21.5m
Hugo Lloris
£12m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Alexis Sánchez and 2 more for £164m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 4 points clear of Chelsea. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 85 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating QPR in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man United 7-0 Newcastle.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
Christian Eriksen
£29.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Nicolás Otamendi, Roberto Firmino and 3 more for £106m. Champions with 84 points, 9 points clear of Chelsea. Won 25, drew 9, lost 4; 78 scored, 32 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 4-2 Man City.
Nicolás Otamendi
£32m
Roberto Firmino
£29m
Son Heung-min
£22m
Toby Alderweireld
£11.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Eric Dier and 1 more for £157.5m and released 2. Champions with 88 points, 6 points clear of Chelsea. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 86 scored, 29 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid on penalties. Match of the season: Man United 6-0 Watford.
Kevin De Bruyne
£64.5m
Eric Dier
£47.5m
Mohamed Salah
£45.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones, Bernardo Silva and 1 more for £125.5m and released 5. Champions with 102 points, 14 points clear of Man City. Won 34, drew 0, lost 4; 102 scored, 19 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 City 0-3 Man United.
John Stones
£47.5m
Bernardo Silva
£43m
Ederson
£35m
