- Full List: Top 10 EPL Managers of All Time
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Pep Guardiola, Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho complete the top four.
- Claudio Ranieri ranks sixth after Leicester City’s historic title triumph.
Ranking the greatest Premier League managers is difficult, with trophies, longevity, consistency and tactical influence all playing a role.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the ranking, these are the top 10 managers of the Premier League era.
10. Carlo Ancelotti
Premier League title: 2009/10
Ancelotti won the Premier League in his first season at Chelsea, with the club scoring 103 goals. He spent only two seasons in England but later added major domestic titles in Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
9. Mikel Arteta
Premier League title: 2025/26
Arteta transformed Arsenal into title contenders before finally winning the Premier League in 2025/26. The triumph ended an eight year run of Manchester City or Liverpool winning the title.
8. Roberto Mancini
Premier League title: 2011/12
Mancini led Manchester City to their first Premier League title in dramatic fashion, with Sergio Aguero’s stoppage time winner against QPR sealing the championship.
7. Kenny Dalglish
Premier League title: 1994/95
Dalglish guided Blackburn Rovers to the 1994/95 Premier League title, making him only the fourth manager to win the English top flight with two different clubs.
6. Claudio Ranieri
Premier League title: 2015/16
Ranieri masterminded Leicester City’s remarkable 5,000 to 1 title triumph. The achievement remains one of the greatest surprises in Premier League history.
5. Jürgen Klopp
Premier League title: 2019/20
Klopp transformed Liverpool into one of Europe’s strongest teams and ended the club’s 30 year wait for an English top flight title. Liverpool won the 2019/20 Premier League with 99 points.
4. José Mourinho
Premier League titles: 2004/05, 2005/06, 2014/15
Mourinho won three Premier League titles across two spells at Chelsea. His first title came with Chelsea conceding just 15 goals throughout the 2004/05 campaign.
3. Arsène Wenger
Premier League titles: 1997/98, 2001/02, 2003/04
Wenger won three Premier League titles with Arsenal and guided the club to an unbeaten league campaign in 2003/04. The team became known as the “Invincibles”.
2. Pep Guardiola
Premier League titles: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24
Guardiola has won six Premier League titles with Manchester City. His teams have also set records for points, including the 100 point campaign in 2017/18.
1. Sir Alex Ferguson
Premier League titles: 13
Ferguson remains the most successful manager in Premier League history after leading Manchester United to 13 league titles.
His success spanned different generations and included the treble winning team of 1999 and later sides built around players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
His longevity, adaptability and record number of Premier League titles have kept him at the top of the ranking.
