Manchester United earned slightly more money than champions Manchester City from the Premier League last season, despite City’s record-breaking campaign.
United, who finished second, received £149.77m, £328,491 more than City.
United were paid more because two more of their matches were shown live in the UK – which meant their facilities fee was £2.26m higher.
In total Premier League clubs received £2.42bn, £2.1m more than last season.
Jose Mourinho’s United were shown live on UK television 28 times this season, the same number as Liverpool and Arsenal, with City screened 26 times.
A club’s total payment is made up of UK broadcast revenue – of which 50% is shared equally between clubs, 25% is shared based on the number of live UK television matches, and 25% is based on league position – central commercial revenues and international broadcasting revenues.
City received £38.63m for winning the league, £1.93m more than second-placed United.
| Payments to Premier League clubs 2017-18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clubs (by league position) | Number of live UK TV matches | Merit payment (prize money for league position) | Total payment |
| Manchester City | 26 | £38.63m | £149.44m |
| Manchester United | 28 | £36.69m | £149.77m |
| Tottenham | 25 | £34.76m | £144.45m |
| Liverpool | 28 | £32.83m | £145.90m |
| Chelsea | 26 | £30.90m | £141.71m |
| Arsenal | 28 | £28.97m | £142.04m |
| Burnley | 10 | £27.04m | £119.77m |
| Everton | 19 | £25.11m | £128.01m |
| Leicester | 12 | £23.18m | £118.17m |
| Newcastle | 18 | £21.24m | £123.02m |
| Crystal Palace | 12 | £19.31m | £114.31m |
| Bournemouth | 11 | £17.38m | £111.25m |
| West Ham | 17 | £15.45m | £116.09m |
| Watford | 10 | £13.52m | £106.25m |
| Brighton | 13 | £11.59m | £107.71m |
| Huddersfield | 10 | £9.66m | £102.39m |
| Southampton | 16 | £7.73m | £107.24m |
| Swansea | 10 | £5.79m | £98.53m |
| Stoke | 12 | £3.86m | £98.86m |
| West Brom | 10 | £1.93m | £94.67m |