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#3 Chelsea - 640 points, 330 games
The last decade was a very successful one for Chelsea, both domestically and in Europe. There are increasing questions regarding their future, however, as their extravagant owner Roman Abramovich has put the club on sale. Whether the Blues will stay financially afloat and continue to win trophies, only time will tell.
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One thing is for sure, when they look back at the last decade, the club and its fanbase will have plenty of moments to recall and rejoice. They have won the Champions League, Europa League and the Premier League twice each.
In the previous eight seasons, Chelsea have missed out on the top four only twice, with their worst finish (10th) of the decade coming in the 2015-16 season. Since Manchester United's legendary manager left, the Blues have made an expenditure of €1.38 billion. A figure that makes them the second-biggest spenders in the Premier League.
The Stamford Bridge outfit have an affinity for immediate success and the club's hierarchy have not been shy about issuing marching orders to the managers. Thomas Tuchel is the sixth different man to take charge of the proceedings at Chelsea since 2013. Only Manchester United have had more people (7) manage the club in that period in the Premier League.
The Blues started the season as reigning champions of Europe and were expected to push for a title charge in the Premier League as well. But they lost momentum in December last year and shipped too many goals away in an uncharacteristic manner. At this point, it feels like third place is the best Chelsea can get.
#2 Liverpool - 685 points, 331 games
The Kop have Jurgen Klopp to thank for their turn of fortunes at Anfield. In the second half of the previous decade, the German completely transformed the club. He has spent every penny with great care and recruited players of particular profiles in the shrewdest manner.
The Reds have made the fewest changes to their managerial position in the last decade compared to the other teams on the list. Brendan Rodgers' first season coincided with Sir Alex's last. Klopp was then handed over the charge in 2015 and the club's hierarchy hasn't looked elsewhere since. In that period, the Reds have finished above Manchester United on four occasions.
Rodgers, in his second season, took Liverpool from last season's seventh-place finish to challenging for the title in 2014. They only narrowly missed out on the Premier League title, finishing just two points short of Manchester City, who managed 86 points from their 38 games.
After that, it was all about Klopp's vision for the club. He signed players who he could rely on to play his high tempo and high intensity press football. Georginio Wijnaldum, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and other crucial players became a beacon of hope for the Kop.
The German finally delivered the Premier League trophy after a long wait of 30 years in 2020, with an 18-point lead over Manchester City in second. With 99 points to show for their heroic season, Liverpool became champions of the English top-flight with the second-highest points tally ever.
Barring Klopp's first season at Anfield, the Reds have finished inside the top four in all other campaigns. When Sir Alex Ferguson was at Old Trafford, the rivalry between him and Arsene Wenger shaped into an iconic one. Right now, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have established a similar cut-throat rivalry in the Premier League.
The title race is once again going down to the wire with these two sides at it again. Only six points separate the two clubs, and Liverpool have a game in hand. You blink and you miss out on the silverware.
#1 Manchester City - 743 points, 332 games
As far as Manchester is concerned, it used to be a highly polarized zone in terms of success in the Premier League. Manchester United, under Sir Alex Ferguson, became an animal of sorts, hunting teams season after season with their eyes on the big prize.
Manchester City, on the other hand, hardly came into close quarters with their arch rivals. They were infamously called the "Nosiy Neighbors". But it all changed when in poetic fashion, they snatched away Premier League glory from Manchester United on the very last day of the 2010-11 season.
Since Ferguson's retirement, the Etihad side are the only team to have finished in the Champions League places every single season. They have also scored the most goals in every campaign barring the 2016-17 season. In that period, they have also not shied away from breaking the bank and are the highest spenders in the Premier League (€1.51bn).
Man City have won the league four times since the legendary Scottish manager called it quits. In the 2017-18 season, Pep Guardiola won his first Premier League trophy in remarkable fashion. City finished that season with 100 points, the most a team has ever collected in the league.
Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Vincent Kompany have arguably been their best players in the 2010s decade. With the backing of the Abu Dhabi group, the Etihad side will remain one of the most alluring teams to play for in the coming future as well.
