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#4 Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has had a tough time of late as a manager. After being sacked by Manchester United halfway through the 2018-19 season with the club languishing in eighth place, he was appointed by Tottenham Hotspur midway through the 2019-20 campaign. He has thus far failed to make a positive impact on Tottenham's fortunes and his future could be on the line.
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Mourinho has, however, proved himself to be a serial winner. He was appointed as manager of FC Porto in 2002, where he won the Primeira Liga twice, a Taça de Portugal, the UEFA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. That success earned him a move to England with Chelsea in 2004, where he won two Premier League titles, a FA Cup, and two League Cups in his three seasons at the club.
Mourinho has also managed Italian club Inter Milan, where he won the Serie A title in his first season. In 2010, he led Inter Milan to a European treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League. This made him one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two clubs. Mourinho then signed with Real Madrid, where he won La Liga with a record points tally. The Portuguese tactician also won a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa de Espana.
The Special One then left Real Madrid in 2013 to rejoin Chelsea, where he won another league title and League Cup, but was sacked after a run of poor results. Approximately a year later, Mourinho was appointed at rival club Manchester United, where he won the UEFA Europa League, League Cup and FA Community Shield in his first season at the club.
#3 Arsene Wenger
The only reason why Arsene Wenger is not higher on this list is because of his lack of trophies. Wenger was the manager of Arsenal from 1996 to 2018 and left as the longest-serving in the club's history.
He single-handedly revolutionized the English game, as he made changes to scouting, training, players nutrition, and had a hand in the construction of the Emirates Stadium, one of the best stadiums in the world.
Wenger led the club to a Premier League and FA Cup double at the start of the decade. The club won another league and cup double in 2002 and retained the FA Cup a year later. In 2004, Wenger managed Arsenal to an undefeated domestic league season and Arsenal later eclipsed Nottingham Forest's record of 42 league matches unbeaten with seven more unbeaten games.
Under Wenger, Arsenal made their first appearance in a Champions League final in 2006, though they lost to Barcelona. Wenger guided Arsenal to further FA Cup success in 2014, 2015 and 2017, before stepping down as manager a year later.
#2 Pep Guardiola
In his first season as the first team manager, Pep Guardiola guided Barcelona to the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and UEFA Champions League. In doing so, Guardiola became the youngest manager to win the aforementioned European competition.
In 2011, after leading the club to another La Liga and Champions League double, he ended his four-year Barcelona stint in 2012 with 14 honours, a club record tally. Guardiola joined Bayern Munich in 2013, where won the Bundesliga every season he was there as well as two domestic doubles. He left Bayern for Manchester City in 2016, where he guided the Citizens to a Premier League title in his second campaign in charge, breaking numerous domestic.
Under Guardiola, Manchester City became the first side in Premier League history to register 100 league points. He won a second consecutive Premier League title and EFL Cup in the following season, as well as the FA Cup, becoming the first manager to win the domestic treble in English men's football.
Guardiola is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time. His 'tiki-taka' style of possession-based football, formations, and ability to bring out the best qualities in players has made him one of the greatest managers ever at the tender age of 49.
#1 Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson is, without a doubt, the greatest manager of all time. The Scottish manager spent 27 years as manager of Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Under Sir Alex, United won 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles, as the Red Devils recorded a total of 38 trophies in his time at the club. He changed the fortunes of the club with his attacking style of play, eye for young talent, focus on the youth development and man-management skills.
During Sir Alex's tenure, Manchester United produced and developed some of the best talents the world of football has ever seen, such as Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and Peter Schmeichel.
The list can go on and on, but the most glaring fact is that United have not won a Premier League title since Sir Alex retired in 2013. His impact on Manchester United can never be understated, as the Red Devils honoured him with a statue outside Old Trafford.
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