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They did spend big at times, but it was money they earned through previous success and it was generally to consolidate their position. Fergie's initial success didn't come about through money and the way he sustained it even in the era of billionaires trying to buy up every trophy - it was very impressive.
I never felt Utd were buying success in the same way City and Chelsea have.
How they came about the money they earned is another story but if you're going to correlate title success with the amount a team spends, then you may need to underplay Fergie a little. For a long time they were the biggest club in England with spending power that dwarfed their rivals.

When Chelsea arrived they spent more money. In his last season he spent a lot of money on our captain as well. If we're going to put an empathisis on spending power at least remember Fergie was at the helm of one of the richest clubs in the world for a very long time.