Whilst I agree, I don't think that's QUITE the point people are making. Man Utd scouted well and made those as big signings. Granted, they've also had some duff signings, but the main argument for Man City isn't that you're buying the occasional big player and building your team around them like Utd have done, you're buying absolutely every big name player there is in a 'throw enough shit and some of it sticks' mentality.
Alot of Man City's big signings are already being cast out. Robinho (I know he's a stroppy git but still 30m you're more than happy to just write off), Santa Cruz, Jo, Given.. All of these were big money players that you're just not playing because the next big thing has come along. Even Adam Johnson who has played brilliantly and has the whole country talking about what a prospect he'd be now finds himself on the bench because Man City felt like going out and spunking 20m on David Silva.
Those big Man Utd signings you've listed have been used as the spine of their team for several seasons, yours are played until the manager and fans get bored of them and then are released or sold on with absolutely no care about making a loss on the investment.
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