presume you're talking about when we lost the title right?
therefore 9 at home meant we conceded 28 away from home....!
As you've said, our away record is what let us down. The defense, though, was pretty good in comparison to what we've had ever since. Man Utd's defensive record that season is very close to ours, but they scored more goals away from home.
Man Utd: Home 36/9 - Away 37/26
Us: Home 38/9 - Away 28/28