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Club officials have defended the outlay, saying it provides evidence of United's determination to arrest their slump and compete for major trophies again.

Despite their significant outlay on transfers, Everton have not turned into one of the Premier League's biggest spenders.

People queuing to buy school uniforms ahead of the new term have been sharing their views on the costs involved, and what could be done by schools to make the outlay less expensive.

If Liverpool were tipped as champions before this blockbuster outlay, surely title number 21 is now a formality?

The spending was significantly more than last summer, when the outlay by top-flight teams was £1.96bn.