You must be new to the rodeo.
United have consistently broken the British transfer records over the past decades. Let's not whitewash our past of being the richest club around and when other clubs then felt the same way as we do now.
Its just the case of the shoe on the other foot.
I may be mistaken, but growing up I recall it was other clubs like Blackburn Rovers spending big on Alan Shearer or Arsenal on international starts like Bergkamp and Thierry Henry, while Alex Ferguson was bringing in young players and building United's wealth up naturally into one of the wealthiest clubs in the world, so they could go out and buy players like Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Yes United is guilty with escalating wages, particularly under the Glazer ownership & who spend big on players (Paul Pogba) to make fans happy, but then let everything else in the club go to pot, because they can't afford the upkeep.
I just think transfer fees have gotten way out of hand, and it's ruining the sport. All that matters now is the personal wealth of a club's owner.
Jurgen Klopp is a perfect example as to why. I would consider him the closest thing to an Alex Ferguson of our time, he built a championship team on a budget, but they are pretty thin outside their starting 11, and it showed this year when they virtually collapsed with injuries, while Pep can get whoever he wants at the snap of his fingers.