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Take a look at the EPL's highest wage payers

April 24, 2015 17:33 IST
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Manchester United have surpassed local rivals Manchester City in the Premier League table in terms of salary paid to their players.

While Manchester United paid their players a total of 215.8 million pounds in salaries in 2013-14, City distributed 205 million as wages, Sport24 reported.

City came second in the list as they reduced their 2012-13 wage bill from 233.1 million pounds to 205 million pounds in 2013-14.

On the other hand, Burnley emerged as the lowest on the wage table, with spending just 21.5 million pounds as wages- one tenth of the top ranked Manchester United.

The Premier League 2013-14 wage table:

1. Manchester United - 215.8 million

2. Manchester City - 205m

3. Chelsea - 192.7m

4. Arsenal - 166.4m

5. Liverpool - 144m

6. Tottenham Hotspur - 100.4m

7. Newcastle United - 78.3m

8. QPR - 75.3m

9. Sunderland - 69.5m

10. Everton - 69.3m.

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