In the end United had a great season. 2 trophies was a great return. 6th in the league and 3 more points than last year was not so great in the league, but that is all forgotten with success in Europe. As has been shown in the premier league before, playing on Thursdays has a big impact on teams league form. Uniteds league form is a major concern though. But it seems that they will go on another spending spree over the summer. in the last 5 years they have spent 500 mil and recouped about 180 mil
Liverpool also had a great season, though with out any trophies im sure its hard for their fans to feel to upbeat. But in the summer transfer market they made 7 million whilst United had a net transfer loss of 100 million and Zlatan. in 15/16 they finished 6 points behind United in 9th place but this season they are 7 points ahead of United and in the top 4. A 16 point improvement in the league and making 7 milion is a great result for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp. Playing in Europe next year will stretch their resources though.
As for Pep and City, 3rd can not be considered a good return. Spent more money than any one else, and im not sure there has been any real improvement. Towards the end of the season City were looking much better, but was that because the pressure was off? Much like Arsenal in the last few years, nothing to play for and then they qualify for the top 4 easily? Pep seems to escape critism but he is meant to be the best manager in the world. With the resources he has had at his disposal more should have been said about Citys season. They still finished 9 points ahead of United in the league though.