On your point about -Utd didn't have a monopoly on winning the PL.
At the start of the PL era in 92/93 there had been 5 double winners.
1888–89 Preston North End
1896-97 Aston Villa
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur
1970-71 Arsenal
1985–86 Liverpool
In the 9 seasons from 1994 to 2002 a further 5 were...